ductus litterarumn.

/ˈdʌktəs lɪtəˈrɑːrəm/

Etymology: modern Latin, < Latin ductus (see ductus arteriosus n.) + litterarum, genitive plural of littera letter.

The general shape and formation of letters and their combinations in manuscripts, study of which may make possible the restoration of true readings in a corrupt text.

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1888 Athenæum 7 Jan. 25/1 Of all our literature there is none more carelessly printed than our early drama—none in which conjecture, founded on the ductus literarum, comes more legitimately into play for the correction of its errors.

1899 A. W. Ward Hist. Eng. Dramatic Lit. (ed. 2) II. 175 The extraordinary blunders of a printer, who when he could not read a word substituted another that most readily suited the ductus literarum without reference to meaning.

1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 July 4/6 It [sc. a hypothesis] may be rejected on various grounds; the ductus litterarum may not satisfy some purists.

1966 Eng. Stud. 47 272 The standard methods of textual criticism (analysis of ductus litterarum, minimum errors, common types of misprints).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	ductus litterarum
释义	ductus litterarumn. /ˈdʌktəs lɪtəˈrɑːrəm/ Etymology: modern Latin, < Latin ductus (see ductus arteriosus n.) + litterarum, genitive plural of littera letter. The general shape and formation of letters and their combinations in manuscripts, study of which may make possible the restoration of true readings in a corrupt text. ΚΠ 1888 Athenæum 7 Jan. 25/1 Of all our literature there is none more carelessly printed than our early drama—none in which conjecture, founded on the ductus literarum, comes more legitimately into play for the correction of its errors. 1899 A. W. Ward Hist. Eng. Dramatic Lit. (ed. 2) II. 175 The extraordinary blunders of a printer, who when he could not read a word substituted another that most readily suited the ductus literarum without reference to meaning. 1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 July 4/6 It [sc. a hypothesis] may be rejected on various grounds; the ductus litterarum may not satisfy some purists. 1966 Eng. Stud. 47 272 The standard methods of textual criticism (analysis of ductus litterarum, minimum errors, common types of misprints). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1888
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