VARIORUM

variorum, variorum edition

(noun) an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

variorum (plural variorums or variora)

An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.

Source: Wiktionary


Va`ri*o"rum, a. Etym: [L., abbrev. fr. cum notis variorum with notes of various persons.]

Definition: Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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