corpus

cor·pus  (kôrps)

n. pl. cor·po·ra (-pr-)

1. A large collection of writings of a specific kind or on a specific subject.

2. A collection of writings or recorded remarks used for linguistic analysis.

3. Economics

a. The capital or principal amount, as of an estate or trust.

b. The principal of a bond.

4. Anatomy

a. The main part of a bodily structure or organ.

b. A distinct bodily mass or organ having a specific function.

5. Music The overall length of a violin.

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[Middle English, from Latin; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

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corpus

Noun

pl -pora a collection of writings, such as one by a single author or on a specific topic: the corpus of Marxist theory [Latin: body]

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Corpus collection of writings on a subject; writings by an author or group of authors.

Examples: corpus of Christian tradition, 1865; of civil law, 1727; of Oriental numismatics, 1886; of the Greek poets, 1727; of scripture, 1876.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corpus - capital as contrasted with the income derived from it principal sum, principal capital - wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
	2.	corpus - a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	3.	corpus - the main part of an organ or other bodily structure body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

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corpus

noun collection, body, whole, compilation, entirety, oeuvre (French) complete works