1. plural of corpus; collections of written or spoken texts used for linguistic analysis
Usage: linguistics; academic
2. plural of corpus; bodies of work or knowledge in a particular field
Usage: formal

Examples

• The researchers analyzed several corpuses of modern English texts.
• These corpuses contain millions of words from various sources.
• Linguists use corpuses to study language patterns and changes.
• The university maintains corpuses of historical documents.
• Different corpuses were compared to identify regional dialects.
• The corpuses included both written and spoken language samples.