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   corpus

   /ˈkɔːpəs/

   noun

   • 1. a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject: "the Darwinian corpus"
   • ▪ a collection of written or spoken material in machine-readable form, assembled for the purpose of linguistic research.
   • 2. the main body or mass of a structure.
   • ▪ the central part of the stomach, between the fundus and the antrum.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a human or animal body): from Latin, literally ‘body’. corpus (sense 1) dates from the early 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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     3

   • O

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   • R

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   • P

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   • U

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   • S

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