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   corps

   /kôr/

   noun

   • 1. a main subdivision of an armed force in the field, consisting of two or more divisions: "the 5th Army Corps"
   • ▪ a branch of a military organization assigned to a particular kind of work: "the U.S. Army Medical Corps"
   • ▪ a body of people engaged in a particular activity: "the press corps"
   • ▪ short for corps de ballet

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from Latin corpus ‘body’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • P

     3

   • S

     1

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