comhlacht — meaning in English

English meaning

• body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
• company noun A business organization that sells goods or provides services.
• firm noun A business, especially one run as a partnership, such as a law or accounting practice.

Senses

comhlacht is used for these senses in English:

• body An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]

body — full definition

1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

company — full definition

1. noun A business organization that sells goods or provides services.
2. noun The presence of other people, especially as companionship.
3. noun A group of people who perform together, such as actors or dancers.

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