"varia lectio" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Latin: varia (feminine singular form of varius, “different”; whence various) + lectiō (“a reading”; whence lection) = “a different reading”",
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      "form": "variae lectiones",
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        "Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation."
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        "(textual criticism and interpretation) Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation."
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          "word": "var. lect."
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source",
          "word": "andere Lesart"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source",
          "word": "unterschiedliche Lesung"
        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "note": "verschiedene Lesart (literal translations of the Latin phrase)",
          "sense": "any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diaforetikí grafí",
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          "word": "διαφορετική γραφή"
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      "enpr": "vâʹrĭə-lĕkʹtĭō",
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛəɹɪəˈlɛktɪəʊ/",
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  "word": "varia lectio"
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      "sense": "any one of the readings of a passage in a text which differ from source to source",
      "word": "andere Lesart"
    },
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      "word": "unterschiedliche Lesung"
    },
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      "word": "διαφορετική γραφή"
    }
  ],
  "word": "varia lectio"
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