Complete Definition of "variorum"

English
Etymology
From Latin #Latin|variorum, genitive plural masculine of varius �various�, in the phrase editio cum notis variorum �edition with various notes�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/v��ɹɪ���ɹ�m/

Noun
en-noun

  1. An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.

#*2007: Johnson set out to produce a variorum, compiling and summarising the history of Shakespearean emendation and annotation � Michael Dobson, �For his Nose was as sharpe as a Pen�, London Review of Books 29:9, p. 5

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