corporality

noun

ˌkȯr-pə-ˈra-lə-tē How to pronounce corporality (audio)
Definition of corporalitynext
as in existence
the fact of being or of being real the age-old debate about the corporality of the human soul

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Recent Examples of corporality In the tradition of Carolee Schneemann and feminist performance artists, the mother finds inspiration in the appetite and spurting fluids of feminine corporality. — BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021
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existence
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  • The existence of this agreement between the state and the federal government, according to the memorandum, could not be publicly disclosed.
    — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • All the while, our narrators dutifully rattle off the precise times and dates and distances that dictate Benjamin’s idiosyncratic existence.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Corporality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporality. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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