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(ver′ē ôr′əm, var′-)

noun

an edition or text, as of a literary work, containing notes by various editors, scholars, etc.
an edition of a work containing variant versions of the text

Origin: L, of various (scholars), gen. pl. of varius: see various

adjective

of such an edition or text

See variorum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An edition of the works of an author with notes by various scholars or editors.
An edition containing various versions of a text.

adjective

Of or relating to a variorum edition or text.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin (ēditiō cum notīs) variōrum, (edition with the notes) of various persons

Origin: , genitive pl. of varius, various

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