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corpse
[ kawrps ]
/ kÉrps /
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noun
a dead body, usually of a human being.
something no longer useful or viable: rusting corpses of old cars.
Obsolete. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead.
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Origin of corpse
First recorded in 1225â75; 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
/ (kÉËps) /
noun
a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver
verb
theatre slang to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage
Word Origin for corpse
C14: from Old French corps body, from Latin corpus body
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