apparatus criticus

[ ap-uh-rat-uhs krit-i-kuhs, -rey-tuhs; Latin ahp-pah-rah-toos krit-i-koos ]

/ ˌæp əˈræt əs ˈkrɪt ɪ kəs, -ˈreɪ təs; Latin ˌɑp pɑˈrɑ tʊs ˈkrɪt ɪˌkʊs /

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noun

supplementary information, as variant readings, added to a text to provide material for study or criticism.

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Origin of apparatus criticus

1860–65; <New Latin: critical apparatus

Words nearby apparatus criticus

appanage, appar., apparat, apparatchik, apparatus, apparatus criticus, apparel, apparent, apparent candlepower, apparentement, apparent horizon

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How to use apparatus criticus in a sentence

Thus the book became a valuable apparatus criticus for the Danish student.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker
These lines of research have been described in the preceding section on the apparatus criticus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
These two scenes of facts, give us what may be called our preliminary apparatus criticus.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
It corrects details and adds a mass of apparatus criticus equal in bulk to the whole original work, but supplies no new ideas.
The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson

The apparatus criticus was a triumph of New Testament scholarship.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for apparatus criticus

apparatus criticus

/ (ˈkrɪtɪkəs) /

noun

textual notes, list of variant readings, etc, relating to a document, esp in a scholarly edition of a text

Word Origin for apparatus criticus

Latin: critical apparatus

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