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Added 9 October 2026

corpus

/ˈkɔːpəs/ noun

Latin root: corpus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about corpus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it.
A collection of writings.
he edited the Hemingway corpus
The main part of an organ or other bodily structure.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse, corps, and riff.

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