Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lectio difficilior

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lec-tio d-if-fi-cil-ior
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The more difficult reading, held to be the more likely when faced with two manuscripts that disagree on a particular reading, according to the principle of lectio difficilior potior.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lectiō difficilior (“more difficult reading”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lectiō difficilior

Inflected Forms

lectiones difficiliores (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lectio facilior

Questions

What does lectio difficilior mean?: The more difficult reading, held to be the more likely when faced with two manuscripts that disagree on a particular reading, according to the principle of lectio difficilior potior.
Where does lectio difficilior come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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