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corps meaning

EN[kɔː] [kɔɹ] [ko(ː)ɹ] [koə] [-ɔː(ɹ)] [kɔːz] [kɔɹz] [ko(ː)ɹz] [koəz] [-ɔː(ɹ)z]
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WCorps
  • A corps (/ˈkɔər/ "core"; the plural is spelled the same as singular but pronounced /ˈkɔərz/ "cores"; from French, from the Latin corpus "body") is an organized body of people.
  • It may be:
  • A large military formation composed of two or more military divisions. There is no rule for the size of a corps, but typically it might consist of 20,000 to 40,000 soldiers.
  • A professional branch of the armed forces such as a medical corps, signal corps, marine corps, etc.
  • A civilian public organization such as a police corps, ambulance corps, Civil Defence Corps etc.
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              1. fr corps
              2. en corpse
              3. en corpsed
              4. en corpses
              5. en corpsing
              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of corps for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "corps" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form, an invariant noun, an irregular plural, a nouns with irregular plural and a countable noun.
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