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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.
Examples of corps in a Sentence
Thomas Drance, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The tight end helped make up for many of the issues in the receiving corps.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The lake's changing levels — which actually vary only by two feet a year — are fine-tuned to protect the ecosystem and support navigation, salmon migration, tribal fishing rights and dock maintenance, according to the corps.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
When families express concern, the corps’ advisors don’t steer them toward any particular path, Adorno said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corps. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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from French corps "part of a military organization," derived from Latin corpus "body" — related to corpse
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