corpus

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of CORPUS

the complete works of an author <Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement>

Synonyms oeuvre

Related Words output; canon

a dead body <international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity>

Synonyms bones, cadaver, carcass, corpus, corse [archaic], relics, remains, stiff

Related Words mummy; carnage, carrion; ashes; deceased, decedent

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