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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 192 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CORPS (pronounced as in
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French, from which it is taken, being a
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late spelling of tors, from
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Lat. corpus, a
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body; cf. "
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corpse ")  , a word in very
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general use since the 17th
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century to denote a
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body of troops, varying from a few
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hundred to the greater
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part of an
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army . In a
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special sense "
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corps " is used as synonymous with " army corps " (corps d'armee) . The word is applied to any organized body, as in corps diplomatique, the general body of
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foreign
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diplomatic agents accredited to any
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government (see
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DIPLOMACY), or corps de
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ballet, the members of a
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troop of dancers at a
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theatre; so in esprit de corps, the
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common spirit of
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loyalty which animates any body of associated persons .

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