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var·i·o·rum
(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.
[From Latin (ēditiō cum notīs) variōrum, (edition with the notes) of various persons, genitive pl. of varius, various.]
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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]
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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]
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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.
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Variorum
a collection of an author’s complete works with a commentary or notes, 1728.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  variorum - an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editorsedition - the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published |
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