corporation
/ˌkɔːpəˈeɪʃən/kawr-pur-AY-shuhn
/ˌkɔɹpɚˈeɪʃən/kawr-pur-AY-shuhn
Meaninga body of people
Common meaning: a company recognised in law
- corpa bodyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 472 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
- ationnoun ending: act or result
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Built on Latin corpus ‘a body’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry corpus, p. 472 · dictionary scan
Roots
- corpus, corporis Latin “a body”
Related words
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