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   corps

   /kɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions: "the 5th Army Corps"
   • ▪ a branch of an army assigned to a particular kind of work: "the Royal Army Medical Corps"
   • ▪ a body of people engaged in a particular activity: "at 9:30 a.m., the press corps was handed what looked to be a routine list of orders"
   • ▪ 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

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