corpus corpus /ˈkɔː.pəs/ aep /ˈkɔːr-/ noun [C] (PLURAL corpora /-pərə/ or corpuses)
1 F0 a collection of written or spoken material stored on a computer and used to find out how language is used: » All the dictionary examples are taken from a corpus of billions of words.Thesaurus+: ↑Masses and large amounts of things2 F0 a collection of a single writer's work, or of writing about a particular subject |