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- [kawr-puh s]
- /ˈkɔr pəs/
- /ˈkɔː.pəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-puh s]
- /ˈkɔr pəs/
Definitions of corpus word
- countable noun corpus A corpus is a large collection of written or spoken texts that is used for language research. 3
- noun corpus a collection or body of writings, esp by a single author or on a specific topic 3
- noun corpus the main body, section, or substance of something 3
- noun corpus any distinct mass or body 3
- noun corpus the main part of an organ or structure 3
- noun corpus the inner layer or layers of cells of the meristem at a shoot tip, which produces the vascular tissue and pith 3
Information block about the term
Origin of corpus
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English < Latin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Corpus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
corpus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
corpus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for corpus
noun corpus
- oeuvre — the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- compilation — A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places.
- collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
Antonyms for corpus
noun corpus
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
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See also
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