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[kɔːps], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal
(e.g: the corpse of a man lay there)
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting the living body of a person or animal): alteration of corse by association with Latin corpus, a change which also took place in French (Old French cors becoming corps). The p was originally silent, as in French; the final e was rare before the 19th century, but now distinguishes corpse from corps
[kɔːps], (Verb)
Definitions:
- spoil a piece of acting by forgetting one's lines or laughing uncontrollably
(e.g: Peter just can't stop himself corpsing when he is on stage)
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting the living body of a person or animal): alteration of corse by association with Latin corpus, a change which also took place in French (Old French cors becoming corps). The p was originally silent, as in French; the final e was rare before the 19th century, but now distinguishes corpse from corps
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