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corps
noun
-
corps
a
large
unit
or
specialized
branch
of
an
army
or
other
military
service
that
has
its
own
organization
and
particular
job
•
After
graduation
,
he
enlisted
in
the
Marine
Corps
to
serve
his
country
.
After
graduation
,
he
enlisted
in
the
Marine
Corps
to
serve
his
country
.
•
The
medical
corps
set
up
a
field
hospital
near
the
disaster
zone
.
The
medical
corps
set
up
a
field
hospital
near
the
disaster
zone
.
From
French
corps
“
body
,”
originally
meaning
an
organized
body
of
soldiers
;
adopted
into
English
in
the
18th
century
for
large
military
formations
.
noun
-
corps
a
group
of
people
involved
in
the
same
type
of
work
,
profession
,
or
activity
•
The
White
House
press
corps
waited
eagerly
for
the
briefing
to
begin
.
The
White
House
press
corps
waited
eagerly
for
the
briefing
to
begin
.
•
An
international
volunteer
corps
arrived
to
plant
trees
in
the
region
.
An
international
volunteer
corps
arrived
to
plant
trees
in
the
region
.
Borrowed
from
French
corps
“
body
”;
extended
in
English
to
mean
any
organized
body
of
people
with
a
shared
purpose
,
first
recorded
in
the
early
19th
century
.
