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- DictionaryCor·pus/ˈkôrpəs/
noun
- 1. a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject: "the Darwinian corpus"
- 2. the main body or mass of a structure.
1. : the body of a human or animal especially when dead. 2. a. : the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ. the corpus of the uterus. b. : the main body or corporeal substance of a thing. specifically : the principal of a fund or estate as distinct from income or interest.
CORPUS definition: 1. a collection of written or spoken material stored on a computer and used to find out how…. Learn more.
noun. a collection or body of writings, esp by a single author or on a specific topic. the corpus of Dickens' works. the main body, section, or substance of something. anatomy. any distinct mass or body. the main part of an organ or structure.
CORPUS meaning: 1. a collection of written or spoken material stored on a computer and used to find out how…. Learn more.
A corpus is a collection of writings. If you tend to never throw anything away, you might have your entire school corpus, from your first scribbled words to your high school English essays.
a human or animal body, esp. a dead one. now mainly a facetious usage. 2. a complete or comprehensive collection, as of laws or writings of a specified type. the corpus of civil law. 3. the main body or substance of anything. 4. the principal, as distinguished from the interest or income, of an estate, investment, etc.
Definition of corpus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Corpus definition: A large collection of writings of a specific kind or on a specific subject.
CORPUS meaning: 1 : a collection of writings, conversations, speeches, etc., that people use to study and describe a language; 2 : a collection of poems, paintings, songs, etc.
corpus meaning: an electronic collection of many millions of words that can be studied to show how language works. Learn more.
