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CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a See also: body of troops, varying from a few See also: hundred to the greater See also: part of an army
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In a See also: special sense " corps " is used as synonymous with " army corps " (corps d'armee)
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The word is applied to any organized body, as in corps diplomatique, the general body of See also: foreign See also: diplomatic agents accredited to any See also: government (see See also: DIPLOMACY), or corps de See also: ballet, the members of a troop of dancers at a theatre; so in esprit de corps, the See also: common spirit of See also: loyalty which animates any body of associated persons
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