Variorum Edition (Noun)
Meaning
An edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The variorum edition of Shakespeare's plays included notes and commentary from multiple scholars and editors.
- The professor spent years compiling a variorum edition of the ancient Greek text, incorporating translations and interpretations from various sources.
- The variorum edition of the novel included the original manuscript, the first published edition, and several revised versions.
- The editor's goal was to create a variorum edition of the poem that would showcase the different interpretations and analyses of various scholars.
- The variorum edition of the historical document included facsimiles of the original manuscript, as well as transcriptions and translations by different experts.