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stemmatics

/stɛˈmætɪks/

Meanings
noun
The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original.

Examples :

"Using stemmatics, scholars compared different copies of the ancient manuscript to try and recreate the author's original words. "
history literature language writing linguistics science

Related Words

Illustration recreate

recreate verb

/ˈɹɛkɹɪeɪt/ /ɹiːkɹɪˈeɪt/

To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.

"The long, tiring week at work had drained my energy, so I recreated myself by taking a long walk in the park. "

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copies noun

/ˈkɒpiz/ /ˈkɑpiz/

The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.

"Please bring me the copies of those reports."

Illustration versions

versions noun

/ˈvɜːrʒənz/ /ˈvɜːrʃənz/

A specific form or variation of something.

"This website offers different versions of the same document, depending on your needs. "

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

Illustration scholars

scholars noun

/ˈskɑlɚz/ /ˈskɑlərz/

A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.

"The university provides housing for its scholars to help them focus on their studies. "

Illustration surviving

surviving verb

/sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/ /sɚˈvaɪvɪŋ/

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

"After the car accident, the doctors focused on helping the injured patient who was surviving. "

Illustration ancient

ancient noun

/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

A person who is very old.

"The ancient librarian was known for her vast knowledge of history. "

Illustration original

original noun

/əˈɹɪdʒnəl/

An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived

"This manuscript is the original."

Illustration manuscript

manuscript noun

/ˈmænjəˌskɹɪpt/

A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.

"The student carefully wrote her history essay in a manuscript. "

Illustration multiple

multiple noun

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

"14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

Illustration reconstructing

reconstructing verb

/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/ /rɪkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/

To construct again; to restore.

"After the earthquake, the community is reconstructing the damaged school building. "

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compared verb

/kəmˈpɛəd/ /kəmˈpɛɹd/

To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

"Sentence: The teacher compared the student's essay to the original article to check for plagiarism. "