"corpography" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corpographies [plural]
Etymology: From corp- (“body”) + -o- + -graphy (“writing”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|corp-|-o-|-graphy|t1=body|t3=writing}} corp- (“body”) + -o- + -graphy (“writing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} corpography (countable and uncountable, plural corpographies)
  1. a means of conceptualizing a battlefield or war through the physical forms of soldiers Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-corpography-en-noun-0zL3DpPH
  2. the study of the experience of living in a body Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-corpography-en-noun-RgTiTTtv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms prefixed with corp-, English terms suffixed with -graphy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with corp-: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 35 65

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