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- [kawr-per-uh l, -pruh l]
- /ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl/
- /ˈkɔː.pər.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-per-uh l, -pruh l]
- /ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl/
Definitions of corporal word
- countable noun corporal A corporal is a non-commissioned officer in the army or United States Marines. 3
- adjective corporal of or relating to the body; bodily 3
- noun corporal a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines 3
- noun corporal (in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms 3
- noun corporal a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist 3
- noun corporal the lowest-ranking noncommissioned officer, just below a sergeant; specif., an enlisted person in the fourth grade in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps 3
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Origin of corporal
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English corporall (< Anglo-French) < Latin corporālis bodily, equivalent to corpor- (stem of corpus corpus) + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Corporal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
corporal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for corporal
adj corporal
- objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- carnal — Carnal feelings and desires are sexual and physical, without any spiritual element.
noun corporal
Antonyms for corporal
adj corporal
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- intangible — not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- immaterial — of no essential consequence; unimportant.
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