corpora

Definition of corporanext
plural of corpus
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as in outputs
the complete works of an author Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement

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as in corpses
a dead body international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity

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Noun
  • Physicists can break up the problem into chunks of outputs and inputs.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Standardize inputs, control the process, inspect outputs.
    Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Declaring a Climber Dead Estimates suggest that more than 200 corpses remain on Everest, but declaring a climber dead without their body is a complex endeavor.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The photos Petersohn kept in his scrapbook — of piles of emaciated corpses and of a man who died in front of his eyes — show a far darker reality.
    Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This was an adaptation of the 1906 novel about the meatpacking industry by Upton Sinclair; famously, Lookingglass actors hung by their heels, depicting the draining carcasses of the Chicago Stockyards.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Jamieson expects other Antarctic sharks live at the same depth, feeding on the carcasses of whales, giant squids and other marine creatures that die and sink to the bottom.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But those relics of history paled in comparison to the ambience — and opulence — of the Forest Theater.
    Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Their professional norms – editorial gatekeeping, standards for sourcing, verification of facts – are not bureaucratic relics.
    Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Corpora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpora. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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