"variant reading" meaning in All languages combined

See variant reading on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: variant readings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} variant reading (plural variant readings)
  1. (textual criticism) Any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text. Synonyms: varia lectio, vl, VR, various reading Translations (any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text): տարընթերցված (tarəntʻercʻvac) (Armenian), Lesart (German), разночте́ние (raznočténije) (Russian)

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        "(textual criticism) Any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text."
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          "word": "տարընթերցված"
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