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Webster 1913 Edition

Corps

Corps

(kōr, pl. kōrz)
,
Noun.
s
ing.
&
pl.
[F., fr. L.
corpus
body. See
Corpse
.]
1.
The human body, whether living or dead.
[Obs.]
See
Corpse
, 1.
By what craft in my
corps
, it cometh [commences] and where.
Piers Plowman.
2.
A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment;
as, the marine
corps
; the
corps
of topographical engineers
; specifically, an army corps.
A
corps
operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry.
Gen. Upton (U. S. Tactics. )
3.
A body or code of laws.
[Obs.]
The whole
corps
of the law.
Bacon.
4.
(Eccl.)
The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed.
[Obs.]
The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a
corps
.
Bacon.
Army corps
, or (French)
Corps d’armée
(kō̍rˊ därˊmā̍′)
,
a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself.
–
‖Corps de logis
(kō̍rˊ de lō̍ˊzhē̍′)
[F., body of the house]
,
the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings.
–
Corps diplomatique
(k[GREEK]r d[GREEK]ˊpl[GREEK]ˊm[GREEK]-t[GREEK]k′)
[F., diplomatic body]
,
the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.

Webster 1828 Edition

Corps

CORPS

,
Noun.
[L., body. It is pronounced kore, and is an ill word in English.
1.
In military language, a body of troops; any division of an army; as a corps de reserve.
2.
A body, in contempt, as used by Milton and Dryden, but probably pronounced in the English manner, as corpse.
3.
A carcase; a dead body. [See Corpse.]
4.
In architecture, any part that projects beyond a wall, serving as the ground of some decoration.

Definition 2024

Corps

Corps

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German

Alternative forms

Noun

Corps n ‎(genitive Corps, plural Corps)

  1. (traditional German student's corporation) corps
  2. Alternative spelling of Korps

Declension

corps

corps

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English

Noun

corps ‎(plural corps)

  1. (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
  2. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
    • diplomatic corps
    • White House press corps

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French corps.

Noun

corps n ‎(plural corpsen or corpora, diminutive corpsje n)

  1. Alternative spelling of korps
  2. student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one

Synonyms

Derived terms

French

Picture dictionary
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1= tête 2= visage 3= cou 4= épaule 5= poitrine, sein 6= nombril 7= ventre 8= aine 9= pénis 10-14= jambe 15-19= bras

Etymology

From Middle French cors, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus ‎(“body”), from Proto-Indo-European *krep- or *kʷerp- ‎(“body”). The p was added back to reflect the Latin etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ/

Noun

corps m ‎(plural corps)

  1. (anatomy) body
  2. (mathematics) field (in abstract algebra)
  3. (military) corps

Anagrams

Etymology

Borrowing from French corps.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

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