variorum

[ vair-ee-awr-uhm, -ohr- ]

/ ˌvɛər iˈɔr əm, -ˈoʊr- /

adjective

containing different versions of the text by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare.

containing many notes and commentaries by a number of scholars or critics: a variorum text of Cicero.

noun

a variorum edition or text.

Origin of variorum

1720–30; short for Latin ēditiō cum notīs variōrum edition with the notes of various persons

Words nearby variorum

variolite, variolitic, varioloid, variolous, variometer, variorum, various, various and sundry, variscite, varisized, varistor

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Example sentences from the Web for variorum

The affray was repeatedly mentioned in Parliament, where the changes rung upon it produced quite a variorum edition of horrors.
Bits of Blarney|R. Shelton Mackenzie
In general, the Variorum editions were not greatly prized, with the exception of those by the two Gronovii and Grvius.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
See some admirable discussion on this passage, in the Variorum Shakspeare.
The Pirate|Sir Walter Scott
I do not even possess a variorum edition of the poet; my only copy being Mr. Collier's excellent edition.
Notes and Queries, Number 171, February 5, 1853|Various

Boswell's Malone, the "third variorum" edition, is generally considered the best.
Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for variorum

variorum

/ (ˌvɛərɪˈɔːrəm) /

adjective

containing notes by various scholars or critics or various versions of the texta variorum edition

noun

an edition or text of this kind

Word Origin for variorum

C18: from Latin phrase ēditiō cum notīs variōrum edition with the notes of various commentators

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单词	variorum
释义	variorum [ vair-ee-awr-uhm, -ohr- ] / ˌvɛər iˈɔr əm, -ˈoʊr- / adjective containing different versions of the text by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare. containing many notes and commentaries by a number of scholars or critics: a variorum text of Cicero. noun a variorum edition or text. Origin of variorum 1720–30; short for Latin ēditiō cum notīs variōrum edition with the notes of various persons Words nearby variorum variolite, variolitic, varioloid, variolous, variometer, variorum, various, various and sundry, variscite, varisized, varistor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for variorum The affray was repeatedly mentioned in Parliament, where the changes rung upon it produced quite a variorum edition of horrors. Bits of Blarney\|R. Shelton Mackenzie In general, the Variorum editions were not greatly prized, with the exception of those by the two Gronovii and Grvius. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2\|Henry Hallam See some admirable discussion on this passage, in the Variorum Shakspeare. The Pirate\|Sir Walter Scott I do not even possess a variorum edition of the poet; my only copy being Mr. Collier's excellent edition. Notes and Queries, Number 171, February 5, 1853\|Various Boswell's Malone, the "third variorum" edition, is generally considered the best. Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson\|Thomas Babington Macaulay British Dictionary definitions for variorum variorum / (ˌvɛərɪˈɔːrəm) / adjective containing notes by various scholars or critics or various versions of the texta variorum edition noun an edition or text of this kind Word Origin for variorum C18: from Latin phrase ēditiō cum notīs variōrum edition with the notes of various commentators Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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