Definition of corpus
1
: the body of a human or animal especially when dead
2a
: the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ
the corpus of the uterus
b
: the main body or corporeal substance of a thing
specifically
: the principal of a fund or estate as distinct from income or interest
3a
: all the writings or works of a particular kind or on a particular subject
especially
: the complete works of an author
b
: a collection or body of knowledge or evidence
especially
: a collection of recorded utterances used as a basis for the descriptive analysis of a language
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The first known use of corpus was in the 15th century
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