A Word Genius word I already knew: Corpus.

@TheHorse (226212)
Walnut Creek, California
November 30, 2023 3:12pm CST
We all know the word corpse. A dead body that once housed a human spirit. My Word Genius word for this morning was "corpus." I knew this one from physiology. The "corpus callosum" is a large bundle of neurons connecting the left and right sides of our brains. I had also heard of "corpus" referring to a large body of literary works, as in "Mark Twain's entire corpus." So "corpus basically means "body" (as In body of work) or collection (as in collection of nerve cells). Had you known this one?
Definitions: A collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.. (Anatomy) The main body or mass of a structure..
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473773)
• Switzerland
1 Dec 23
Corpus means body in Latin and we call the body "corpo" in Italian. "Corpus Cristi (the body of Christ) I have heard this phrase every Sunday during the communion.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473773)
• Switzerland
1 Dec 23
@TheHorse Yes, you have a own called Corpus Christi, it's on the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. It got the name because it was discovered by the Spaniards the day of the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Sunday after Pentecost.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
@LadyDuck Thank you for the information. Have you visited that town? It looks pretty. I have not.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
Yeppers, we have a town called Corpus Christi. I think it's in Texas.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
1 Dec 23
I didn't know this one. I know derivations of it Corpus Christi, corpus delicti. lol Is that you in the picture? You look different. Have a terrific weekend.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
That's me about 10 years ago with my buddy, Jeremy. He's reaching for my hat, like all kids do
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
1 Dec 23
@TheHorse Cute. Have a good one.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
@LindaOHio You too.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (52305)
• United States
1 Dec 23
I’m not familiar with this word.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
I had known the word but rarely use it.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Dec 23
I have heard of this before,
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
Maybe I'll try to use it in a conversation this month and see what happens.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352653)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Dec 23
I'd heard it before but would have been battling to explain it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
I don't usually use it when I mention a "body of work." Perhaps I will, having researched the word.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Nov 23
I have heard of the word Corpus on Three Stooges video shorts when Shemp would see a deceased body in their video shorts on television.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
Goodness gracious! I have not watched The Tree Stooges in many years.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (173971)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Nov 23
And that favorite from crime shows= corpus delicti
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Dec 23
Yep. Just the facts, ma'am.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (115601)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Nov 23
I had heard it before.