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Noun: corpus (corpora,corpuses)  kor-pus
  1. A collection of writings
    "he edited the Hemingway corpus"
     
  2. The main part of an organ or other bodily structure
    "The corpus of the uterus expands during pregnancy"
     
  3. Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
    "He invested the corpus sum and lived off the interest";
    - principal, principal sum

Derived forms: corpuses, corpora

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, capital, collection, part, piece

Part of: body part

Encyclopedia: Corpus