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corpus


corpus

noun

Definition of CORPUS

1
the complete works of an author <Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement>
Synonyms oeuvre
Related Words output; canon
2
a dead body <international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity>

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