Meaning of the word corpus in English

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corpus

US /ˈkɔːr.pəs/

UK /ˈkɔːr.pəs/

a collection of written or spoken material stored on a computer and used for linguistic research

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The linguists analyzed a large corpus of modern English texts.

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Building a specialized corpus can help in understanding specific language use.

Synonym:

collection body archive database

a collection of all the writings or works of a particular person or group

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The complete corpus of Shakespeare's plays is a monumental work.

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Researchers are compiling a corpus of ancient Greek inscriptions.

Synonym:

oeuvre works writings canon

the main part of the human or animal body

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The autopsy revealed no external injuries on the corpus.

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The medical student studied the anatomy of the human corpus.

Synonym:

body cadaver remains

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