Corpse meaning

kôrps

A dead body, especially the dead body of a human.

noun

(intransitive, slang, of an act) To lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably.

verb

noun

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

noun

The definition of a corpse is a dead body.

An example of a corpse is what you'd see at a funeral with an open casket.

noun

A dead body, esp. of a person.

noun

Something once vigorous but now lifeless and of no use.

noun

A living body.

noun

A dead body, especially the dead body of a human.

noun

Middle English corps from Latin corpus kwrep- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”)

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