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English Dictionary: corpulence by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corpulence
n
  1. the property of excessive fatness [syn: corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposis]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corpulence \Cor"pu*lence\ (k?r"p?-lens), Corpulency
   \Cor"pu*len*cy\ (k?r"p?-len-s?), n. [L. corpulentia: cf. F.
      corpulence.]
      1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.
  
      2. Thickness; density; compactness. [Obs.]
  
                     The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a
                     great force to divide it.                  --Ray.
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