CORPUS VILE


Meaning of CORPUS VILE in English

-ˈvī(ˌ)lē noun

( plural corpora vil·ia -ˈvilēə)

Etymology: New Latin, literally, worthless body

: something felt to be of so little value that it may be experimented with or upon without concern for loss or damage

literature may come to be used as a corpus vile for acute dons to sharpen their wits upon — Times Literary Supplement

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