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corpus vile

/ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/

corpus vile noun: a person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental subject regardless of whatever loss or damage it may suffer as a result.

Noun

corpus vile (plural corpora vilia)

  1. A person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental subject regardless of whatever loss or damage it may suffer as a result.
  2. (figuratively) The subject of an experiment.

corpus vile meaning in Tamil

corpus vile in Tamil

பயனற்ற பொருள்

Forms of corpus vile

pluralcorpora vilia

Origin of corpus vile

From Latin corpus (“body”) vile (“worthless”).

Questions about corpus vile

What does corpus vile mean?
Corpus vile means a person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental subject regardless of whatever loss or damage it may suffer as a result.
What is corpus vile in Tamil?
Corpus vile in Tamil is பயனற்ற பொருள். See Corpus vile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is corpus vile?
Corpus vile is a noun.
How do you pronounce corpus vile?
Corpus vile is pronounced /ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/.
What is the plural of corpus vile?
The plural of corpus vile is corpora vilia.

Words near corpus vile in the dictionary

  1. corpus luteum
  2. corpus manager
  3. corpus separatum
  4. corpus spongiosum
  5. corpus striatum
  6. corpus vile
  7. corpusant
  8. corpusants
  9. corpuscle
  10. corpuscles
  11. corpuscular

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Adapted from Wiktionary: corpus vile (page history and authors); corpus vile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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