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corps

American  
[kawr] / kɔr /

noun

plural

corps

  1. Military.

    1. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: corps of cadets.

      the U.S. Marine Corps;

      corps of cadets.

    2. Also called army corps.  a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.

  2. a group of persons associated or acting together.

    the diplomatic corps;

    the press corps.
    Synonyms:
    band, crew, force, team

  3. Printing. a Continental designation that, preceded by a number, indicates size of type in Didot points of 0.0148 inch (3.8 millimeters).

    14 corps.

  4. Obsolete. corpse.

corps British  
/ kɔː /

noun

  1. a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms

  2. a military body with a specific function

    intelligence corps

    medical corps

  3. a body of people associated together

    the diplomatic corps
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of corps

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English corps, cors, from Middle French, from Latin corpus “body”; corpse

Example Sentences

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Men and women prayed before the funeral, facing the corpses in the hospital compound.

From Barron's

Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.

From Los Angeles Times

Previously, Hannah was a Report for America corps member in North Carolina and a reporter for the Phoenix New Times in Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The president, as you all know, spoke directly with Savannah yesterday and told her that the federal government is here to help," she told the White House press corps.

From Barron's

German scientists warned that pathogens from infected corpses or the metallic remains of implants could be released into the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal

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