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Cpl.

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cor·po·ral 1  (kôrpr-l, kôrprl)
adj.
Of or relating to the body. See Synonyms at bodily.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin corporlis, from corpus, corpor-, body; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]

corpo·rali·ty (-p-rl-t) n.
corpo·ral·ly adv.

cor·po·ral 2  (kôrpr-l, kôrprl)
n.
1.
a. Abbr. CPL or Cpl. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army that is above private first class and below sergeant.
b. Abbr. Cpl or Cpl. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above lance corporal and below sergeant.
2. One who holds the rank of corporal.

[Obsolete French, alteration of caporal, from Old Italian caporale, from capo, head, from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

cor·po·ral 3  (kôrpr-l, kôrprl)
n. Ecclesiastical
A white linen cloth on which the consecrated elements are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.

[Middle English, from Old French and from Medieval Latin corporle, both from Latin corporlis, of the body (the Eucharistic bread being representative of Christ's body), from corpus, corpor-, body; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
Cpl. abbr (=corporal) → C/C


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