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• body:

I. The frame of an animal: corpus, ŏris, n.: a b. subject to death, mortale c., Cic.: the b. should be exercised, c. exercendum est, Cic.: the arms were stripped from the (dead) b.s of the enemy, arma detracta sunt corporibus hostium, Liv.: v. corpse.
II. Matter, any substance: corpus: b. cannot be conceived of apart from space, c. intelligi sine loco non potest, Cic.: rough, smooth b.s, c. aspera, levia, Cic.: indivisible b.s, c. individua, Cic. (v. atom): there are four kinds of b.s, quattuor sunt genera corporum, Cic.
III. A person: v. nobody, SOMEBODY, etc.
IV. Any collective mass, esp. of persons:

1. corpus: the whole b. of the state, totum c. reipublicae, Cic.: a political b., c. civitatis, Liv.: a head was wanting to the powerful b., c. valido caput deerat, Liv.: the b. of the entire Roman law, c. omnis Romani juris, Liv.
2. glŏbus (prop. a circular mass): the b. of men round Fabius blamed the dictator, circa Fabium g. increpabat dictatorem, Liv.: b.s of soldiers scattered the mob, militum globi turbam disjecere, Tac.
3. mănus, ūs, f. (a band of men: usu. as collected for active service): the new b. had joined the old forces, nova m. cum veteribus copiis se conjunxerat, Caes.: Liv.: v. band.
4. nŭmĕrus: a large b. of cavalry, magnus n. equitatus, Caes.: v. number.
5. multĭtūdo (a numerous b.): a numerous b. of cavalry, m. equitum, Caes.: Cic.
6. collēgĭum (only of persons holding the same offices): the b. of praetors, praetorum c., Cic.: the b. of tribunes, tribunorum c., Caes.

V. By analogy with animals, the middle or bulkiest part: the b. of a carriage, capsus rhedae, Vitr.: of a ship: v. hull.

• BODY

corpus. A small body, corpusculum. To have a healthy body, bona corporis valetudine uti. To devote himself body and soul to one, alicui corpus animamque addicere: to a thing, totum et mente et animo in aliquid insistere. Body-guard, corporis custodes: stipatores corporis, stipatores: satellites, cohors praetoria, milites praetoriani. A dead body, corpus mortuum, corpus hominis mortui, also corpus or mortuus: cadaver; funus. To lay out a dead body, corpus mortuum curare. Having two bodies, bicorpor. Able or strong-bodied, robustus, validus, firmus.
Belly, venter, alvus. Beans puff up the body, venter inflatur fabis. To bind the body, alvum astringere.
Person, homo. Nobody, nullus, nemo; non ullus. non quisquam. Everybody, omnes homines, omnes.
Anybody, quisquam (after negatives, with vix, sine; in interrogative sentences when the ansaer “No” is expected; and in the second member of comparative sentences): quivis, quilibet (any you please): quis (after si, nisi, ne, num quo. quanto; but si quisquam, when doubt is to be expressed whether there is anybody). Somebody, aliquis. Hardly anybody, non fere quisquam. Nor is he seen by anybody, neque cernitur ulli (for ab ullo). Not a body, homo nemo, nemo unus. That nobody do hurt to anybody, ne cui quis noceat. Lest anybody, ne qois. If anybody, si quis.
Collective mass, corpus. They wished to have a king out of their own body, sui corporis creari regem volebant. He set in order the body of the empire, ordinavit imperii corpus. A complete body of all the Roman law, corpus omnis Romani juris. The whole body of citizens, cives cuncti; also civitas. The whole body rose, omnes universi consurrexerunt.
Corporation, etc., corpus, collegium; classis. A learned body, societas doctorum hominum.
Of soldiers, manus, exercitus; pars exercitus or copiarum; agmen; caterva. A body of cavalry, pars equitum: ala equitum. A body (club) of conspirators, globus conjuratorum. A body of players, grex histrionum.
Main part: of a tree, truncus, stirps: of a column, scapus, truncus: of the human body, truncus. The body of a country, interior alicujus terra; regio; interiora alicujus terrae.
Strength. Wine of a good body, vinum validum, firmum, forte, plenum.

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