| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 1. Vitality |
| 1. Vitality in general |
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| 362. Corpse. |
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| NOUN: | CORPSE, corse [archaic], carcass or carcase, cadaver, bones, skeleton, dry bones; defunct, relics, reliquiæ, remains, mortal remains, dust, ashes, earth, clay; mummy; carrion; food for -worms, - fishes; tenement of clay, “this mortal coil” [Hamlet]; “this too, too solid flesh” [Hamlet].
GHOST, shade, manes, phantom, specter or spectre, apparition, spirit, revenant, sprite [archaic], spook [colloq.].
ORGANIC REMAINS, fossils.
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| ADJECTIVE: | CADAVEROUS, cadaveric, corpse-like; unburied [See Interment].
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