Noun: corpus (corpora,corpuses) kor-pus
- A collection of writings
"he edited the Hemingway corpus"
- The main part of an organ or other bodily structure
"The corpus of the uterus expands during pregnancy"
- 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