varia lectio

American

[wah-ri-ah lek-ti-oh, vair-ee-uh lek-shee-oh] / ˈwɑ rɪˌɑ ˈlɛk tɪˌoʊ, ˈvɛər i ə ˈlɛk ʃiˌoʊ /

noun

Latin.

a variant reading.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

variae lectiones

plural

Example Sentences

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Nor was it until Caleb had departed that "exorcised" occurred to him as a varia lectio.

From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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