corpora

noun

Definition of corporanext
plural of corpus
1
as in outputs
the complete works of an author Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement

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as in corpses
a dead body international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity

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  1. outputs
  2. corpses
  3. carcasses
Noun
  • Larger heaters with higher heat outputs tend to use more electricity, increasing overall energy costs.
    Katie Begley, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There is also a Prompt Builder, which uses natural language to define how the agent will interface with AI or the outputs from Salesforce’s Data Cloud.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of outputs
Noun
  • This manifests as a literal purification; defeating corrupted animals leaves behind their corpses, which Neva will honor with a ritual returning them to the earth, leaving sprouting plants in their wake.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Gein confessed to killing two women in the 1950s and was accused of killing several more as well as digging up corpses and making keepsakes out of human body parts, with his crimes serving as the inspiration for Hollywood horror movies like Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • Thick swarms of black flies hummed and knocked against the windows of an idling car, while crows and vultures waited nearby — eyeballing the taut and bloated carcasses roasting in the October heat.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • While everyone mills around, a fur buyer rolls up in a truck with a U-Haul cargo carrier piled with dozens of gray fox carcasses.
    Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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