variant reading

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variant reading

noun variant readings

Any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text.
Similar: varia lectio, vl, VR, various reading

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noun any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text

Deutsch	Lesart
Русский	разночте́ние raznočténije

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@misc{variant_reading_2026,
  title = {variant reading},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/variant%20reading},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}