VARIORUM


Meaning of VARIORUM in English

I. ˌverēˈōrəm, ˌva(a)rē-, ˌvārē-, -ˈȯr- noun

or variorum edition

( -s )

Etymology: Latin variorum of various persons (gen. plural masculine of varius various), in the phrase cum notis variorum with the notes of various persons

1. : an edition or text especially of a classical author with notes by different persons

2. : an edition of a publication containing variant readings of the text

a variorum edition is indicated whenever a great literary work has had a long and complex editorial history — L.P.G.Peckham

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : relating to or being an edition or text containing notes of various commentators and editors

The Dunciad Variorum

2. : drawn or derived from various sources

variorum illustrations

this last charge, as it flew from tongue to tongue, acquired variorum readings — H.L.Mencken

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.