corps

[ kawr, kohr ]
/ kɔr, koʊr /
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noun, plural corps [kawrz, kohrz] /kɔrz, koʊrz/.

Military.
  1. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: the U.S. Marine Corps; corps of cadets.
  2. 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.
Printing. a Continental designation that, preceded by a number, indicates size of type in Didot points of 0.0148 inches (3.8 mm): 14 corps.
Obsolete. corpse.

Origin of corps

1225–75; Middle English corps, cors < Middle French < Latin corpus body; see corpse

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH corps

core corp. corps corpse corpus

Words nearby corps

corporatize, corporator, corporeal, corporeity, corposant, corps, corps de ballet, corps diplomatique, corps of engineers, corpse, corpsman

Words related to corps

body, division, contingent, crew, band, detachment, squad, troop, troupe, squadron, unit, company, posse, outfit, regiment, team, party, brigade

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British Dictionary definitions for corps

corps
/ (kɔː) /

noun plural 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

Word Origin for corps

C18: from French, from Latin corpus body