meaning of "corpus'?

Question

meaning of "corpus'?

Answer 1

A large collection of writings of a specific kind or on a specific subject.

OR,A collection of writings or recorded remarks used for linguistic analysis.

Economics.

-The capital or principal amount, as of an estate or trust.

-The principal of a bond.

Anatomy.

-The main part of a bodily structure or organ.

-A distinct bodily mass or organ having a specific function.

Music. The overall length of a violin.

Answer 2

Corpus (plural corpora) is Latin for body. The term has several senses in English:



In law a corpus is a collection of documents and sources. See Corpus Juris Civilis.

In linguistics, a text corpus is a large and structured set of texts (now usually electronically stored and processed), used in the field of corpus linguistics.

In biology, a corpus is the main body/mass/part of an organ or other anatomical structure, distinguished from the head or tail.

In Christianity, corpus refers to the body of Christ and often is used as a technical term for the figure which hangs upon a crucifix.

In anatomy, the two corpora cavernosa (singular corpus cavernosum) constitute the main internal structure of the penis.

Answer 3

The noun 'Corpus' has 3 meanings :

1. Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it.

2. The main part of an organ or other bodily structure.

3. A collection of writings.

Answer 4

cor·pus



cor·pus [káwrpəss]

(plural cor·po·ra [káwrpərə])

n

1. body of writings: a body of writings by a particular person, on a particular subject, or of a particular type

one of the most popular works in the Shakespearean corpus



2. main part: the main part of something

3. anatomy part of organ: the main portion of something, such as an organ or other body part, or a mass of tissue with a distinct function

the corpus of the uterus



4. finance capital: the capital or principal of a sum of money

5. linguistics collection of language use: a large collection of written, and sometimes spoken, examples of the usage of a language, used for linguistic analysis



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teheheh...

Answer 5

Meaning of "CORPUS"!!

1. A large collection of writings of a specific kind or on a specific subject.

2. A collection of writings or recorded remarks used for linguistic analysis.

3. Economics.

1. The capital or principal amount, as of an estate or trust.

2. The principal of a bond.

Answer 6

Latin for "body", can have a sacramental meaning when in Communion ,in the Christian faith, "corpus Christi" is used ,or the body of Christ, as the Host is presented to the congregation by the Priest.

Answer 7

Corpus - latin for body



The body does not neccessarily have to be post-mortem. My corpus is doing quite well here.

Answer 8

It is latin for body. As in Habeas Corpus (to deliver/show the body). It can also be used in a broader sense.

Answer 9

It's Latin for "body".



Spanish is derived from Latin, so "body" in Spanish is "cuerpo", which sounds and looks like "corpus".





Ahhhhh! The Romance languages!

Answer 10

Ew... then corpus christi is actually a pretty morbid name for a city... corpse of christ. hmm