CORPUS


Meaning of CORPUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-pəs ]

noun

( plural cor·po·ra -p(ə-)rə)

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin

Date: 15th century

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

3.

a. : all the writings or works of a particular kind or on a particular subject ; especially : the complete works of an author

b. : a collection or body of knowledge or evidence ; especially : a collection of recorded utterances used as a basis for the descriptive analysis of a language

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.