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variorum (var-ee-OR-um) noun
1. An edition of the works of an author with notes by various scholars or editors. 2. An edition containing various versions of a text. adjective Of or relating to a variorum edition or text. [From Latin (editio cum notis) variorum, (edition with the notes) of various persons, genitive plural of varius, various.] "Howe asked the question, `Whose Emily Dickinson?' Though others have been asking it ever since, most scholars have continued to cite the Johnson variorum in their own work, and Johnson's 1960 one-volume Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, an edition of his edition, is the accessible paperback most readers know." Attempting the impossible, Women's Review of Books, Jan 1999. This week's theme: words about books and writing. ............................................................................. Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. -Isaac Asimov, science-fiction writer (1920-1992) Q: How can I change my address on the list? A: Please use the form at http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/address-change.html To do so by email, send an unsubscribe message from your old email address and a subscribe message from the new address to wsmith@wordsmith.org. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/variorum.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/variorum.ram
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