No. 268 in French

corps

Body.

In a sentence

Le corps humain est une merveille de la nature.
The human body is a marvel of nature.
Here, 'corps' is used in its primary meaning referring to the human physical body.
Le corps enseignant se réunit pour discuter des changements éducatifs.
The teaching staff meets to discuss educational changes.
In this sentence, 'corps' is used figuratively to mean a group or a body of individuals within a particular profession.
Après la conférence, j'ai envoyé le corps principal de l'article au comité.
After the conference, I sent the main body of the article to the committee.
In this context, 'corps' refers to the main part or essence of something, specifically referring to the central content of the article.

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