<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural corpo·ra or, sometimes, corpus·es: a large or complete collection of writings: the entire corpus of Old English poetry.</li><li>the body of a person or animal, especially when dead.</li><li>Anatomy: a body, mass, or part having a special character or function.</li><li>Linguistics: a body of utterances, as words or sentences, assumed to be representative of and used for lexical, grammatical, or other linguistic analysis.</li><li>a principal or capital sum, as opposed to interest or income.</li></ul>