corpus

Meaning

1. A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic or a particular author, etc.
2. Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
3. A body, a collection.

Synonyms

body

principal

principal sum

collection

compilation

corpora

text corpus

capital

casing

chassis

code

college

corps

fuselage

airframe

hull

integration

log

picking

scull

set

shell

🐚

skeleton

stem

trunk

undercarriage

vitreous body

capital sum

skeletal frame

vitreum

gathering

amassment

assemblage

assortment

bare bones

bod

bulk

Hyphenated as

cor‧pus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːpəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse, corps, and riff.