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corpse definition

corpse (kôrps)

noun

  1. a dead body, esp. of a person
  2. something once vigorous but now lifeless and of no use
  3. Obsolete a living body

Etymology: var. of corps

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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