corpse

kɔːps

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#1·1d ago

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

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#2·1d ago

A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.

Origin: From , from earlier corse, from , from . Displaced native . The ⟨p⟩ was inserted due to the original Latin spelling. , and distantly of (via ). The verb sense derives from the notion of being unable to control laughter while acting as dead body. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·1d ago

(archaic, sometimes, derogatory) A human body in general, whether living or dead.

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