variorum

variorum

variorum an edition of an author's works having notes by various editors or commentators, and often including variant readings from manuscripts or earlier editions. The word is Latin, and comes (in the early 18th century) from editio cum notis variorum ‘edition with notes by various (commentators)’.

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variorum

var·i·o·rum / ˌve(ə)rēˈôrəm/ • adj. (of an edition of an author's works) having notes by various editors or commentators. ∎  including variant readings from manuscripts or earlier editions. • n. a variorum edition.

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"variorum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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variorum

variorum edition of a work containing the observations of various commentators. XVIII. g. pl. m. of L. varius VARIOUS in phr. editio cum notis variorum ‘edition with the notes of various (editors)’.

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T. F. HOAD. "variorum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "variorum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-variorum.html

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Variorum

Variorum

a collection of an authors complete works with a commentary or notes, 1728.

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"Variorum." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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