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Added 9 October 2026

corporal

/ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/ noun

In Latin: decuriō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about corporal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines.

adjective

Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit.
bodily needs
Possessing or existing in bodily form.
what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind

Origin

From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.

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