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corps

[ kawr ]

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: , , ,

  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

/ ɔː /

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corps1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English corps, cors, from Middle French, from Latin corpus “bǻ”; corpse
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corps1

C18: from French, from Latin corpus body
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But a forensic investigation found “not a shred of proof” that corpses were burned at the site, Gertz told reporters, dismissing the notion that the ranch had been a cartel extermination center.

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Why the Chargers drafted him: Reloading the receiving corps was a top priority, especially after the Chargers didn’t bring in any major pass-catching weapons in free agency.

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Despite adding Adams to a receiver corps that includes Nacua and speedy Tutu Atwell, the Rams could seek another dynamic receiver.

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An unnamed friend of Iamaleava’s family told Front Office Sports that the dissatisfaction with the Volunteers centered on the need to bolster the offensive line and receiving corps, not a demand for additional compensation.

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Prior to his arrest he had served as deputy chief of the army's general staff overseeing the signals corps and military communications.

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