Corps

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kɔː(ɹ)/
• US enPR: kôr, IPA: /kɔɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
• Homophones: core, cor, caw in non-rhotic dialects

• UK enPR: kô(r)z, IPA: /kɔː(ɹ)z/
• US enPR: kôrz, IPA: /kɔɹz/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)z
• Homophones: cores

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} corps ("body"), from Latin corpus ("body").

Full definition of corps

Noun

1. (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
2. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
• diplomatic corps
• White House press corps

Anagrams

• crops
• sproc