The spelling of the word "body" is said in IPA phonetic transcription as /ˈbɒdi/. It consists of four sounds: the initial consonant /b/, the vowel sound /ɒ/, the consonant sound /d/ and the final unstressed vowel sound /i/. The vowel sound is pronounced as a short "o", which contrasts with the long vowel sound in the word "boat". The consonant sound /d/ is voiced, producing a sound similar to that in the word "dad". This spelling accurately represents the word's pronunciation.
Body (noun):
1. The physical structure of a person, animal, or plant, including the bones, flesh, organs, and other tissues, that constitutes an individual organism. It provides shape, support, and protection, and allows for various movements and bodily functions.
2. The main part or central core of something, often referring to an organization, system, or structure. It embodies the essential or fundamental elements, principles, or characteristics of that particular entity.
3. A dead human or animal, particularly when referring to the physical remains after death.
4. The collective whole of people, individuals, or members constituting a particular group, organization, or society.
5. In literature or writing, the main or central part of a text, often distinguished from the introduction, conclusion, or other peripheral sections.
6. An object or item, often of a specific nature or shape, such as a body of water (lake, river), celestial body (planet, star), or body of evidence (collection of facts or information).
7. In relation to clothing, a one-piece garment that covers the torso and typically extends to the legs, worn as underwear or as a swimsuit.
8. In a scientific or technical context, the physical matter or substance under consideration, as opposed to abstract concepts or ideas.
9. In grammar, the main part of a sentence, which consists of a subject and a predicate, expressing a complete thought or idea.
10. In terms of physical health and well-being, it refers to the condition, state, or state of being of an individual's overall physical health.
Corpus, soma. 1. The trunk as distinguished from the head and extremities. 2. The material part of man, as distinguished from the mind. 3. The principal mass of any structure. 4. A thing, a substance. 5. In dentistry the inner portion of an artificial tooth beneath the vitreous surface. (For terms not found here, see the qualifying word or under corpus.).
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
• To produce in some form.
• The frame of an animal; a mass of living or dead matter; an individual or single person, as no body; a substance, as opposed to spirit; a collection of individuals; quality of a material.
Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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The word "body" comes from the Middle English word "bodi" or "bodey", which in turn is derived from the Old English word "bodig". The Old English term "bodig" is related to the Old High German word "botah" and the Old Norse word "boði", both meaning "trunk" or "torso". These, in turn, can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word "budagaz". The exact origin of this Proto-Germanic term is uncertain, but it is believed to have descended from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bheuHd-", which meant "to swell" or "to be swollen". Over time, the meaning of "body" expanded to encompass the entirety of a human or an animal.