apparatus criticus

[ ap-uh-rat-uhs krit-i-kuhs, -rey-tuhs; Latin ahp-pah-rah-toos krit-i-koos ]

noun

1. supplementary information, as variant readings, added to a text to provide material for study or criticism.

apparatus criticus

/ ˈkrɪtɪkəs /

noun

1. textual notes, list of variant readings, etc, relating to a document, esp in a scholarly edition of a text

Word History and Origins

Origin of apparatus criticus¹

1860–65; < New Latin: critical apparatus

Word History and Origins

Origin of apparatus criticus¹

Latin: critical apparatus