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Distinguishing Between Core and Corps and Corpse and Corp
These words are frequently confused despite their very different applications. Core and corps both rhyme with more. Core can be a noun, verb, or adjective, but is most often used as a noun to refer to the central or most important part of something (“the core of the issue,” “the Earth’s core”) or to the usually inedible central part of a fruit (“an apple core”). Corps has several meanings, all of which refer to some kind of group: “the Marine Corps,” “the press corps.” Its plural form is also spelled corps (“two corps of reporters”) but is pronounced just as cores is. Unlike in corps, The “p” in corpse and corp is pronounced. Corpse refers to a dead body, and especially to the dead body of a human. Corp is an abbreviation for “corporation” and “corporal.” Corp, corps, and corpse all trace back to the Latin word corpus, meaning “body.” The origin of core is obscure.
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Examples of corps in a Sentence
Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
DuBose was activated for the game today to offer support for the pass-catching corps.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
In story-ballet mode, the corps brings the main characters’ props onstage—such as scarves that represent the blood of the security guard’s many victims—and then exits with glad little jetés.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Neutra, a 21-year-old platoon commander in Israel's armored corps, was killed during the Hamas attack on Israel's border more than a year ago, and his body was taken to Gaza, Israel's defense forces announced on Monday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corps. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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from French corps "part of a military organization," derived from Latin corpus "body" — related to corpse
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