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corpus
corpus /ˈkɔːpəs $ ˈkɔːr-/ noun (plural corpuses or corpora /-pərə/) [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'body'
1. formal a collection of all the writing of a particular kind or by a particular person:
    the entire corpus of Shakespeare’s works
2. technical a large collection of written or spoken language, that is used for studying the language:
    a corpus of spoken English
habeas corpus