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corporal

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Etymology 1

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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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corporal (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
  2. Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
    corporal suffering
  3. (zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
    • 1998, Rüdiger Riehl, Aquarium Atlas, volume 3, page 572:
      The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.
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Etymology 2

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From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo (head, leader) from Latin caput (head).

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corporal (plural corporals)

  1. (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
  2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
  3. (mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
  4. A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
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Etymology 3

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From Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

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corporal (plural corporals)

  1. (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin corporālis.

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corporal (epicene, plural corporales)

  1. corporal, bodily

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin corporālis.

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corporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural corporals)

  1. corporal
    Synonym: corpori
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corporal m (plural corporals)

  1. corporal (linen cloth)

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French

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corporal m (plural corporaux)

  1. (religion) corporal

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin corporālis.

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corporal m or f (plural corporais)

  1. corporal, bodily
    Synonym: corpóreo
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corporal m (plural corporais)

  1. corporal (linen cloth)

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Old French

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corporal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular corporale)

  1. Alternative form of corporel

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin corporālis.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.puˈɾal/ [kuɾ.puˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.puˈɾa.li/

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corporal m or f (plural corporais)

  1. corporal, carnal
    Synonym: corpóreo
    • 2004, Walter Altmann, Nossa fé e suas razões, Editora Sinodal, →ISBN, page 164:
      As pessoas que defendem o reencarnacionismo (em nosso meio, conhecido sobretudo pelo espiritismo) resumem seus argumentos nos seguintes pontos: a) Existem várias existências terrestres; nossa vida corporal não é a primeira e, provavelmente, não será a última. Após morrermos, voltaremos noutra existência.
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corporal m (plural corporais)

  1. corporal

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French corporel, from Latin corporalis.

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corporal m or n (feminine singular corporală, masculine plural corporali, feminine and neuter plural corporale)

  1. corporal

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite corporal corporală corporali corporale
definite corporalul corporala corporalii corporalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite corporal corporale corporali corporale
definite corporalului corporalei corporalilor corporalelor
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin corporālis.

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  • IPA(key): /koɾpoˈɾal/ [koɾ.poˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: cor‧po‧ral

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corporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural corporales)

  1. (relational) body; corporal
    Synonym: corpóreo
  2. bodywide or systemic
    Synonym: corpóreo

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corporal m (plural corporales)

  1. corporal (linen cloth)

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