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corpus language

corpus language noun: a language that has no living speakers, though a number of productions of its native speakers have been preserved in some way, usually in written records.

Noun

corpus language (plural corpus languages)

  1. A language that has no living speakers, though a number of productions of its native speakers have been preserved in some way, usually in written records.

Forms of corpus language

pluralcorpus languages

Questions about corpus language

What does corpus language mean?
Corpus language means a language that has no living speakers, though a number of productions of its native speakers have been preserved in some way, usually in written records.
What part of speech is corpus language?
Corpus language is a noun.
What is the plural of corpus language?
The plural of corpus language is corpus languages.

Words near corpus language in the dictionary

  1. Corpus Christi
  2. corpus delicti
  3. corpus fetishism
  4. corpus fimbriatum
  5. corpus juris
  6. corpus language
  7. corpus languages
  8. corpus linguistics
  9. corpus luteum
  10. corpus manager
  11. corpus separatum

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