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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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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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