corpus
/'kɔ:pəs/
Definition
Noun: 1. A collection of written or spoken texts: A large and structured set of texts, used for linguistic analysis or as a reference body of work. 2. The main part of an organ or structure: In anatomy and biology, the principal mass or body of a structure. 3. Principal or capital sum: In finance, the principal amount of a fund or estate, as distinct from the income or interest it generates.
Usage and Examples
- As a collection of texts:
- Linguists use a corpus of spoken English to study how language is used in everyday conversation.
- The researcher compiled a digital corpus containing all of Shakespeare's plays.
- In anatomy/biology:
- The corpus callosum is a broad band of nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain.
- In finance:
- The trust was established to preserve the corpus of the donation, using only the investment income for scholarships.
Advanced Usage
- "Corpus linguistics": A branch of linguistics that studies language through the analysis of large, real-world text corpora.
- Corpus linguistics has revolutionized our understanding of word frequency and collocation.
- "In corpus": A Latin phrase meaning "in body," sometimes used in legal contexts to refer to a writ of habeas corpus ("you shall have the body").
Variants and Related Words
- Corpora (n): The standard plural form of "corpus," especially for collections of texts.
- The library provides access to several linguistic corpora.
- Corporeal (adj): Relating to a physical body; tangible and material.
- He focused on corporeal needs like food and shelter.
- Corpuscle (n): A minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white blood cell.
- Red blood corpuscles carry oxygen.
Synonyms
- Collection (for texts): compilation, anthology, body of work.
- Body (for anatomy): mass, substance, bulk.
- Principal (for finance): capital, fund, endowment.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Habeas corpus (n): A legal writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- The lawyer filed a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the client's unlawful imprisonment.
Noun
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the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
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a collection of writings
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he edited the Hemingway corpus
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capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
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