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critical apparatus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The critical and primary source material that accompanies an edition of a text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aparat crític — critical and primary source material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評論資料 /评论资料 (pínglùn zīliào) — critical and primary source material
  • Dutch: kritisch apparaat — critical and primary source material
  • Finnish: kriittinen apparaatti — critical and primary source material
  • French: apparat critique — critical and primary source material
  • German: kritischer Apparat — critical and primary source material
  • German: textkritischer Apparat — critical and primary source material
  • Greek: κριτικό υπόμνημα (kritikó ypómnima) — critical and primary source material
  • Polish: aparat krytyczny — critical and primary source material
  • Romanian: aparat critic — critical and primary source material