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stemmatology

/ˌstɛm.əˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/

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noun

/ˌstɛm.əˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/C2formalscientific
  • ruНаучная дисциплина, изучающая историю передачи текстов, особенно рукописей, путем анализа связей между сохранившимися копиями для реконструкции их первоначальной формы.

A noun referring to the scholarly discipline that studies the transmission history of texts, especially manuscripts, by analyzing relationships between surviving copies to reconstruct their original form.

uncountable

  1. Textual criticism disciplineC2formal

    The scholarly discipline that studies the transmission history of texts, especially ancient manuscripts, by analyzing relationships between surviving copies to reconstruct the original.

    ruСтемматология

    • Stemmatology helps scholars determine which manuscript version is closest to the original.
    • The professor specialized in stemmatology and worked on medieval Latin texts.
    • Using stemmatology, they traced the evolution of the poem through different scribal traditions.

    Synonymsstemmatics

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