English Explanatory Dictionary

corpus vile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. The subject of an experiment.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/

Word forms

corpus vile corpora vilia

Etymology

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

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