| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  kôr, k r |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. corps (kôrz, krz)
1. a. A separate branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function. b. A tactical unit of ground combat forces between a division and an army commanded by a lieutenant general and composed of two or more divisions and auxiliary service troops. 2. A body of persons acting together or associated under common direction: the press corps. See synonyms at band2. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from Latin corpus, body. See kwrep- in Appendix I.
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