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n. - The main part of an organ or other bodily structure; A collection of writings; Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it.

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  • He edited the Hemingway corpus
  • The term corpus here denotes a collection of documents; corpus juris,
  • Chemical Eye on Cage Compounds - Habeas corpus is Latin for "You should have the body".
  • The writ of habeas corpus is suspended as to all such.
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  • The woman who compiled this "corpus" (complete body of knowledge or works) became a "corpse" (a dead body) long ago.
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