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corporal
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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.]

corporal 1
Noun
a noncommissioned officer in an army [Old French caporal, from Latin caput head]

corporal 2
Adjective
of the body [Latin corpus body]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corporalcorporal - a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
Adj.1.corporal - affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
2.corporal - possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term"
corporeal, material - having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

corporal
Translations
corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] ncabo
adj corporal punishment → castigo corporal

corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] ncaporal m, brigadier m
adj corporal punishment → châtiment corporel

corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] nStabsunteroffizier m

corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] ncaporalmaggiore m
adj corporal punishment → pena corporale

corporal1
n corporal [ˈkoːpərəl]
(often abbreviated toCorp.when written) (a person of) the rank below sergeant. korporaal عَريف (رُتبَة عَسْكَريَّـه) ефрейтор desátník korporal der Obergefreite δεκανέας cabo kapral سرجوخه alikersantti, korpraali caporal/-ale רַב טוּרָאי सेना का छोटा अधिकारी, एक छोटा अफसर poručnik tizedes kopral undirliðþjálfi, korporáll caporale 伍長 하사 kapralas kaprālis koperal korporaal korporal kapral cabo caporal капрал desiatnik desetar kaplar korpral สิบโท onbaşı 下士 капрал فوج مي‍ں) نائک) hạ sỹ


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