Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

variorum

/vɛːɹɪˈɔːɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: var-i-o-rum
IPA: /vɛːɹɪˈɔːɹəm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.

Example Sentences

"Johnson set out to produce a variorum, compiling and summarising the history of Shakespearean emendation and annotation"
"The walls of the narrow hallway are covered with paintings, including several by William Burroughs, made during Burroughs's London phase, when Miles took on archival duties and compiled a bibliography of his work; he has also edited a variorum edition of Allen Ginsberg's Howl."

Etymology

From Latin variōrum, genitive plural masculine of varius (“various”), in the phrase editio cum notis variorum (“edition with various notes”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: variōrum

Inflected Forms

variorums (plural) variora (plural)

Synonyms

variorum edition

Questions

How do you pronounce variorum?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɛːɹɪˈɔːɹəm/.
What does variorum mean?: An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.
Where does variorum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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