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Corporal
01
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
corporals
corporal
01
having or existing in bodily form
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most corporal
Comparative
more corporal
gradable
Examples
The surgeon examined the corporal symptoms before recommending treatment.
02
concerned with the body, rather than the mind or spirit
Examples
The play explored the contrast between corporal desires and spiritual fulfillment.
