corpus

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈkɔɹpəs/ UK /ˈkɔːpəs/ See IPA manual

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noun
A large collection of written or spoken texts used for study.

Linguists analysed a corpus of millions of words to study modern usage.
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noun
A complete body of work by one author or on one subject.

The entire corpus of Shakespeare's plays is still performed today.

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2 noun · a complete body of work by... body

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Forms corporacorpuses

Derived forms metacorpusnoncorpusprocorpussubcorpus

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Borrowed from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse, corps, and riff.

*krep- Proto-Indo-European

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# corpus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɔɹpəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːpəs/
**Frequency rank:** 18151

## Meanings
1. A large collection of written or spoken texts used for study.
2. A complete body of work by one author or on one subject.

## Examples
- Linguists analysed a corpus of millions of words to study modern usage.
- The entire corpus of Shakespeare's plays is still performed today.

## Derived Forms
- metacorpus
- noncorpus
- procorpus
- subcorpus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *krep-

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse, corps, and riff.

## AI Etymology
Corpus is borrowed from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse, corps, and riff. Important recorded forms include *krep- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include a large collection of written or spoken texts used for study and a complete body of work by one author or on one subject. The wider family includes derived forms such as metacorpus, noncorpus, procorpus, and subcorpus.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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