textual criticism

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Origin of textual criticism

1
First recorded in 1870–75

Other words from textual criticism

  • textual critic, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for textual criticism

textual criticism

noun
  1. the scholarly study of manuscripts, esp of the Bible, in an effort to establish the original text

  2. literary criticism emphasizing a close analysis of the text

Derived forms of textual criticism

  • textual critic, noun

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