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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024corps /kɔr/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. corps (kôrz, kōrz).- Militarya part of the army or armed forces, such as a group assigned special duties:the Marine Corps.
- a group of persons associated or who act together:the Moscow press corps.
See -corp-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024corps (kôr, kōr),USA pronunciation n., pl. corps (kôrz, kōrz).- Military
- a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:the U.S. Marine Corps; corps of cadets.
- 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.
- [Print.]a Continental designation that, preceded by a number, indicates size of type in Didot points of 0.0148 in. (3.8 mm):14 corps.
- [Obs.]corpse.
- Latin corpus body; see corpse
- Middle French
- Middle English corps, cors 1225–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged team, force, crew, band.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corps /kɔː/ n ( pl corps /kɔːz/)- 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Latin corpus body |