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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycorps \ˈkȯr\ noun (plural corps \ˈkȯrz\) ETYMOLOGY French, from Old French cors, from Latin corpusbody DATE 17071. a. an organized subdivision of the military establishment Marine Corps Signal Corps b. a tactical unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and auxiliary arms and services2. a group of persons associated together or acting under common direction; especially : a body of persons having a common activity or occupation the press corps3. corps de balletEnglish Etymologycorps late 13c., cors "body," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. cors, from L. corpus "body" (see corporeal). French restored the Latin -p- in 14c., and English followed 15c., but the pronunciation remained "corse" at first and corse persisted as a parallel formation. After the -p- began to be sounded (16c. in English), corse became archaic or poetic only. Sense in Eng. evolved from "dead body" (13c.) to "live body" (14c.) to "body of citizens" (15c.) to "band of knights" (1464). The modern military sense (1704) is from Fr. corps d'armée (16c.), picked up in Eng. during Marlborough's campaigns.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7corpscorps / kC:(r) / noun(pl. corps / kC:z; NAmE kC:rz / ) [C + sing. / pl. v.] 1. a large unit of an army, consisting of two or more divisions (由两个或两个以上师组成的)军,兵团: the commander of the third army corps 陆军第三军团的指挥官 2. one of the groups of an army with a special responsibility (陆军)特种部队: the Royal Army Medical Corps 英国皇家陆军医疗部 3. a group of people involved in a particular job or activity (从事某工作或活动的)一群人,一组人: a corps of trained and experienced doctors 一队训练有素并富有经验的医生 ⇨ see also diplomatic corps , press corpsOxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcorps noun ADJ. elite the elite corps of the Sultan's army | multinational a multinational corps under UK command | cadet, officer, volunteer | army, diplomatic, medical | media, press the UN press corps CORPS + NOUN commander PREP. in a/the ~ He's in the Royal Army Medical Corps. OLTcorps noun⇨ team 1Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: army corps , or marine corps , or avant-corps , or à corps perdu , or salvage corps , or staff corps , or corps area , or corps de ballet , or corps d'elite , or corps diplomatique , or corps of cadets , or corps troops , or diplomatic corps , or drill corps , or esprit de corps , or free corpscorps\ˈkō(ə)r], -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə], -ȯ(ə)]\ noun(plural corps \]z\)Etymology: French, from Latin corpus body1. a. : an organized subdivision of the military establishment < the Marine Corps > < the Ordnance Corps > b. : a tactical unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and auxiliary arms and services c. (1) : a local unit of the Salvation Army that administers a Salvation Army center (2) : such a center established for the propagation of the Gospel and the administration of welfare services2. a. : a body of persons associated together or acting under common direction < his corps of laborers > b. : a body of persons having a common activity or occupation < a corps of trained lifeguards > < the press corps > < the English … succeeded in building up a remarkable public service corps — C.J.Friedrich > c. : an association of German university students binding its members to strict adherence to certain customs and a fixed code of honor3. : corps de ballet

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