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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the property of excessive fatness;
[syn: corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposis]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Corpulence \Cor"pu*lence\ (k?r"p?-lens), Corpulency
\Cor"pu*len*cy\ (k?r"p?-len-s?), n. [L. corpulentia: cf. F.
   corpulence.]
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   1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.
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   2. Thickness; density; compactness. [Obs.]
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            The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a
            great force to divide it.             --Ray.
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