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core, corps, corpse
core (KOR, KOHR) (adjective)
Center, an innermost area: The core argument was summed up by the final speaker at the conference.
corps (KOR, KOHR) (noun)
A group of people; literally, a "body of people": The corps of the audience was made up of older men and women who had retired.
corpse (KOHRPS) (noun)
A dead body: The undertaker agreed to prepare the corpse for the funeral.
The corps of friends gathered at the city park in the core of the city for a memorial for the corpse of their friend.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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(Greek: pupil of the eye; kore, literally, "girl" to mean both "doll" and "pupil of the eye")
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1. The innermost part of a moon, planet, or star.
2. The innermost, central region of a planet, often comprising metallic substances that, through the dynamo effect, produce a magnetic field.
2. The innermost, central region of a planet, often comprising metallic substances that, through the dynamo effect, produce a magnetic field.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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core area
A nation's or a culture's historic homeland.
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