nounmasculinepl: corpora or corpuses
corpus
1. A collection of written or spoken texts, especially when organized for linguistic or statistical analysis
The linguist analyzed a corpus of medieval texts.
O linguista analisou um corpus de textos medievais.
2. The main body of a human or animal
The corpus of the body showed signs of injury.
O corpus do corpo mostrava sinais de lesão.
3. A body of work or collection of items
The artist's corpus includes over 500 paintings.
O corpus da artista inclui mais de 500 pinturas.
4. In anatomy, a large body or mass of tissue
The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
O corpo caloso conecta os dois hemisférios do cérebro.
Related Idioms & Phrases
corpus callosum - structure in the brain
corpus christi - religious holiday
linguistic corpus - body of texts for language study
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