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corpus christi

Cor·pus Chris·ti
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawr-puh s kris-tee, -tahy]
    • /ˈkɔr pəs ˈkrɪs ti, -taɪ/
    • /ˈkɔː.pəs ˈkrɪ.sti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-puh s kris-tee, -tahy]
    • /ˈkɔr pəs ˈkrɪs ti, -taɪ/

Definitions of corpus christi words

  • noun corpus christi a festival in honour of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday 3
  • noun corpus christi a port in S Texas, on Corpus Christi Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. Pop: 279 208 (2003 est) 3
  • noun corpus christi a festival celebrated on the Thursday or Sunday after Trinity Sunday, in honor of the Eucharist 3
  • noun corpus christi city in SE Tex., on the Gulf of Mexico: pop. 277,000 3
  • noun corpus christi a seaport in S Texas. 1
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Origin of corpus christi

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Medieval Latin: literally, body of Christ

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Parts of speech for Corpus christi

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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corpus christi popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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