varia lectio
Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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.
andere Lesart, unterschiedliche Lesung
Translations
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Origin
Latin: varia (feminine singular form of varius, “different”; whence various) + lectiō (“aLatin: varia (feminine singular form of varius, “different”; whence various) + lectiō (“a reading”; whence lection) = “a different reading”
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