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corpus vile

/ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
cor-pus vile
IPA
/ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

The subject of an experiment.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

corpora vilia (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce corpus vile?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/.
What does corpus vile mean?
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.
Where does corpus vile come from?
From Latin corpus (“body”) vile (“worthless”).

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