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corpulence

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cor·pu·lence  (kôrpy-lns)
n.
The condition of being excessively fat; obesity.
[Middle English, corporality, from Latin corpulentia, corpulence, from corpulentus, corpulent, from corpus, body; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.corpulencecorpulence - the property of excessive fatness    
adiposis, overweight, stoutness
corpulency, fleshiness, obesity - more than average fatness


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