Stephanus numbers

A form of Stephanus number — A standard reference number for a section of a given Platonic dialogue, referring to a page in the 1578 translation of Plato’s dialogues by Henricus Stephanus.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Stephanus number
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