"Stephanus number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Stephanus numbers [plural]
Etymology: Stephanus (the surname of the writer of a famous early translation (in 1578) of the dialogues of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato) + number (meaning page number) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Stephanus number (plural Stephanus numbers)
  1. (Stephanus pagination) A standard reference number for a section of a given Platonic dialogue, referring to a page in the 1578 translation of Plato’s dialogues by Henricus Stephanus. Related terms: Bekker number, Stephanus letter
    Sense id: en-Stephanus_number-en-noun-NO9XCpNH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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