Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stemmatics

/stəˈmætɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stem-mat-ics
IPA: /stəˈmætɪks/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In other words, they must carry out an operation similar to the collations required by Lachmannian stemmatics, after which they must make a critical (i.e., subjective) choice. And, when constituting the text, they do not just slavishly copy their source, obvious errors included; their editions always contain an element of interpretation."

Etymology

From stemma, from Ancient Greek στέμματα (stémmata, “family trees, genealogy”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στέμμα

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

stemma

Synonyms

stemmatology

Rhymes With

mathematics informatics acrobatics systematics aquatics kinematics telematics statics pragmatics numismatics aerobatics cinematics

Questions

How do you pronounce stemmatics?: The recorded pronunciation is /stəˈmætɪks/.
What does stemmatics mean?: The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original.
Where does stemmatics come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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