corpse

[ kawrps ]
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noun
  1. a dead body, usually of a human being.

  2. something no longer useful or viable: rusting corpses of old cars.

  1. Obsolete. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead.

Origin of corpse

1
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English corps; originally spelling variant of cors (see corse) but the p is now sounded

synonym study For corpse

1. See body.

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British Dictionary definitions for corpse

corpse

/ (kɔːps) /


noun
  1. a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver

verb
  1. theatre slang to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage

Origin of corpse

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C14: from Old French corps body, from Latin corpus body

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