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corporal — corporeal
(different end pronunciation; the letter ‘c’ in both these words is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound — for the right pronunciation of ‘corporal’, please click here; for the right pronunciation of ‘corporeal’, please click here)
corporal punishment
“Corporal” means ‘related to the body; a low rank in the Army or Air Force’,
e.g.
Corporal punishment is forbidden in all the educational institutions. [i.e. beating students with canes, pinching or kicking is not allowed in schools]
a ghost (L) has no corporeal existence
“Corporeal” means ‘material; having bodily substance; that can be touched; bodily, not spiritual’,
e.g.
A ghost has no corporeal existence.
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