corpus

English

/ˈkɔːpəs/, /ˈkɔɹpəs/

noun
Definitions
  • A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic or a particular author, etc.
  • (specifically) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
  • (uncommon) A body, a collection.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corpus (body) root from Proto-Indo-European *krep- (body).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*krep-

Gloss

body

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

身, 体

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