variorum

var·i·o·rum

V0031800 (vâr′ē-ôr′əm, văr′-)n.1. An edition of the works of an author with notes by various scholars or editors.2. An edition containing various versions of a text.adj. Of or relating to a variorum edition or text.

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[From Latin (ēditiō cum notīs) variōrum, (edition with the notes) of various persons, genitive pl. of varius, various.]

variorum

(ˌvɛərɪˈɔːrəm) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) containing notes by various scholars or critics or various versions of the text: a variorum edition. n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an edition or text of this kind[C18: from Latin phrase ēditiō cum notīs variōrum edition with the notes of various commentators]

var•i•o•rum

(ˌvɛər iˈɔr əm, -ˈoʊr-)

adj. 1. containing different versions of a certain text. 2. containing notes and commentaries by a number of scholars. n. 3. a variorum edition or text. [1720–30; < Latin ēditiō cum notīs variōrum edition with the notes of various persons]

variorum

a work containing all available versions and variants of a text to enable scholars to compare them and study the development of the work. — variorum, adj.See also: Books

Variorum

 a collection of an author’s complete works with a commentary or notes, 1728.

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variorum - an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editorsvariorum editionedition - the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published