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apparatus criticus

[ ap-uh-rat-uh s krit-i-kuh s, -rey-tuh s; Latin ahp-pah-rah-too s krit-i-koo s ]
/ ˌæp əˈræt əs ˈkrɪt ɪ kəs, -ˈreɪ təs; Latin ˌɑp pɑˈrɑ tʊs ˈkrɪt ɪˌkʊs /

noun

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

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Nearby words

  1. appanage,
  2. appar.,
  3. apparat,
  4. apparatchik,
  5. apparatus,
  6. apparel,
  7. apparent,
  8. apparent candlepower,
  9. apparent horizon,
  10. apparent magnitude

Origin of apparatus criticus

1860–65; < New Latin: critical apparatus
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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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