varia lectio

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varia lectio

/ˈvɛəɹɪəˈlɛktɪəʊ/ UK

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Latin: varia (feminine singular form of varius, “different”; whence various) + lectiō (“a reading”; whence lection) = “a different reading”

noun variae lectiones · variæ lectiones · var. lect. · v.l.

Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation.

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noun any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source

Deutsch	andere Lesart, unterschiedliche Lesung
Ελληνικά	διαφορετική γραφή diaforetikí grafí

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@misc{varia_lectio_2026,
  title = {varia lectio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/varia%20lectio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}