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cor·pus /ˈkɔːpəs $ ˈkɔːr-/ noun (plural corpuses or corpora /-pərə/) [countable] 1 formalALWRITE a collection of all the writing of a particular kind or by a particular person 〔某种作品的〕总集；〔某人的〕全集 the entire corpus of Shakespeare’s works 莎士比亚作品全集2 SL technical a large collection of written or spoken language, that is used for studying the language 语料库，语料汇编 a corpus of spoken English 英语口语语料库 → habeas corpus

Examples from the Corpus

corpus• The concept of charity is elusive, moving, embodied in a corpus of decided cases built up over centuries.• Ablation of capsaicin sensitive afferent neurones was verified by a depletion of calcitonin gene related peptide from the gastric corpus wall.• But habeas corpus is in fact a federal civil proceeding, where much broader rules apply.• His writ of habeas corpus was filed one day late, .• If there is no ovulation, then there is no corpus luteum formation and no cyclic rise in pregnanediol levels. 347.• Both the Text710 and the corpus contain information about words and their grammatical tags.• This operation involved cutting the main fibre tract that joins the two halves of the brain, the corpus callosum.• But the corpus is a singular specimen, whose like is seldom seen on screen.Origin corpus (1700-1800) Latin “body”

cor·pus nounChineseSyllable

all kind Corpus of particular writing of a the a collection

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cor‧pus /ˈkɔːpəs $ ˈkɔːr-/