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Corpus Christi

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɔːpəs ˈkrɪsti/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′pəs kris′tē, -tī)

Cor•pus Chris•ti (kôr′pəs kris′tē, -tī),USA pronunciation [Rom. Cath. Ch.]

Place Names, Religiona festival in honor of the Eucharist, celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

Medieval Latin: literally, body of Christ
Middle English 1325–75

Cor•pus Chris•ti (kôr′pəs kris′tē),USA pronunciation

a seaport in S Texas. 231,999.

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Corpus Christi /ˈkrɪstɪ/ n

chiefly a festival in honour of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: body of Christ

Corpus Christi /ˈkrɪstɪ/ n

a port in S Texas, on Corpus Christi Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. Pop: 279 208 (2003 est)

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