corpus
ˈkɔrpəs
corporacorpusses
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Definition of corpus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
literaturecollection of writings on a specific topic
  • The library has a vast corpus of medieval texts.
anthology collection compilation
2.
linguisticsTECH.large collection of texts for language researchTECH.
  • Researchers analyzed the corpus to study language patterns.
archive database
3.
financeTECH.principal sum of moneyTECH.
  • The corpus of the fund was invested in stocks.
capital fund principal
4.
biologyTECH.inner layers of cells in a plant's meristemTECH.
  • The corpus is responsible for producing vascular tissue.
layer tissue
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Expressions with corpus

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body of facts proving a crime was committed
The prosecutor presented the corpus delicti during the trial..
broad band of nerve fibers connecting brain hemispheres
The corpus callosum facilitates communication between the brain's hemispheres.
two columns of erectile tissue in the penis
The corpus cavernosa fill with blood during arousal.
study of language using large text samples
Corpus linguistics helps analyze language patterns in texts.
legal order protecting against unlawful imprisonment
The lawyer filed a habeas corpus for his client.
court order to bring a person to court
The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.

Origin of corpus

Latin, corpus (body)

Terms with corpus included in their meaning

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BNCacr.
acr: British National Corpus
large collection of British English texts for research
medical
surgical cutting of the corpus callosum to treat epilepsy
medical
surgical procedure cutting the corpus callosum
medical
curved brain area above corpus callosum in the limbic system
brain anatomy
curved brain area above corpus callosum involved in emotions
COCAabbr.
abr: Corpus of Contemporary American English
large collection of modern American English texts
linguistics rarity
word appearing only once in a specific text or corpus
lutealadj.
biology
relating to or involving the corpus luteum

Examples of corpus in a sentence

  • The scholar compiled a corpus of ancient Greek plays.
  • The corpus includes texts from various genres.
  • A new corpus was compiled for the study.
  • The corpus was used to generate annual interest income.
  • Investors were concerned about the shrinking corpus.
  • The corpus contributes to plant growth.

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  1. French:corpus, collection, ...
  2. German:Korpus, Kapital, ...
  3. Italian:corpus, capitale, ...
  4. Spanish:corpus, capital, ...
  5. Portuguese:corpus, capital, ...
  6. Chinese:文集, 语料库, ...
  7. Japanese:コーパス, 言語資料集, ...
  8. Arabic:مَتْن, مدونة لغوية, ...
  9. Hebrew:קוֹרְפּוּס, אוֹסֶף טֶקְסְטִים, ...
  10. Russian:корпус, собрание текстов, ...
  11. Ukrainian:корпус, основна сума, ...
  12. Hindi:संकलन, ग्रंथों का संग्रह, ...
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