Definition of corpus Corpus

/kɔˈɹpʌs/ - [korpus] - cor•pus

We found 9 definitions of corpus from 6 different sources.

What does corpus mean?

Noun Plural: corpora
corpus - the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
		part, piece something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
corpus - a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"
corpus - capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
		principal, principal sum

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corpus (Noun)
The body.
corpus (Noun)
A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic, a single author etc.

corpus
kor′pus, n. a body: any special structure or function in the body; the whole body of literature on any subject.—ns. Cor′pulence, Cor′pulency, fleshiness of body; excessive fatness.—adj. Cor′pulent, fleshy or fat.—adv. Cor′pulently.—n. Cor′puscle, a minute particle; a physical atom—also Corpus′cule.—adjs. Corpus′cular, Corpusculā′rian, pertaining to corpuscles.—ns. Corpusculā′rian, one who holds the corpuscular philosophy; Corpuscular′ity.—Corpus Christi, the festival in honour of the Consecrated Host, held on the Thursday after the festival of the Trinity; Corpus delicti, a criminal law term in Scotland to signify the body or substance of the crime charged.—Corpuscular theory of light, or Emission theory (see Emit). [L. corpus, the body.]