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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

varia lectio en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • vâʹrĭə-lĕkʹtĭō (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɛəɹɪəˈlɛktɪəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Latin: varia (feminine singular form of varius, “different”; whence various) + lectiō (“a reading”; whence lection) = “a different reading”

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:textual criticism and interpretation) Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
v.l. alternative lexicographic
variae lectiones Number=Plur lexicographic
variæ lectiones Number=Plur obsolete lexicographic
var. lect. alternative lexicographic

Translations (3)

el διαφορετική γραφή (any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source) · de andere Lesart (any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source) · de unterschiedliche Lesung (any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source)