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corps
[kawr]
noun
plural
corpsMilitary.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: corps of cadets.
the U.S. Marine Corps;
corps of cadets.
Also called army corps.a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
a group of persons associated or acting together.
the diplomatic corps;
the press corps.
Synonyms: , , ,Printing.a Continental designation that, preceded by a number, indicates size of type in Didot points of 0.0148 inch (3.8 millimeters).
14 corps.
Obsolete.corpse.
corps
/ ɔː /
noun
a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
a military body with a specific function
intelligence corps
medical corps
a body of people associated together
the diplomatic corps
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of corps1
Example Sentences
Wednesday’s game could be a bullpen game, but that would be extra stress on a relief corps that already leads the majors in innings pitched.
Palladino: The first hurdle, probably the biggest hurdle that’s unique to this, was putting together a corps of 20 dancers to be the company in each of the cities.
Nacua is part of a remade Rams receiver corps that is expected to elevate the offense for a team regarded as a Super Bowl contender.
Detained after being accused of controlling the illegal operations at an abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein in South Africa, where 78 corpses were discovered underground in January, Tiger escaped custody, police allege.
Sconce eventually pleaded guilty to 21 criminal counts — including for mutilating corpses, holding mass cremations and hiring hit men — and was sentenced in 1989 to five years in prison.
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