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corp
(KORP)body
Latin for body. A corporation is a body of people; corpus means a body of work.
rootLatin
Body & lifeExample words
corporation
a body of people working as one company
corpse
a dead body
corporal
having to do with the body
incorporate
to take into the body of something
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 7, 8
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Body & life. Roots that name parts of the body and the idea of being alive.
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