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CORPORATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Possessing or existing in bodily form
Example:
'corporate' is an archaic term
Synonyms:
bodied; corporal; corporate; embodied; incarnate
Classified under:
Similar:
corporeal; material (having material or physical form or substance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Organized and maintained as a legal corporation
Example:
an incorporated town
Synonyms:
corporate; incorporated
Classified under:
Similar:
organized (formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
Example:
the corporate good
Synonyms:
collective; corporate
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
joint (united or combined)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or belonging to a corporation
Example:
corporate structure
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
corporation (a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state)