varia lectio

== English == === Alternative forms === var. lect., v.l. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Latin: varia (feminine singular form of varius, “different”; whence various) + lectiō (“a reading”; whence lection) = “a different reading” === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: vâʹrĭə-lĕkʹtĭō, IPA(key): /ˈvɛəɹɪəˈlɛktɪəʊ/ === Noun === varia lectio (plural variae lectiones or (obsolete) variæ lectiones) (textual criticism and interpretation) Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation. ==== Translations ==== === References === “‖varia lectio” in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed., 1989)