textual criticisms

A form of textual criticism — A field of scholarly enquiry dedicated to reconstructing the oldest form(s) of a text that is or are possible to retrieve and to explaining any attested variants.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of textual criticism
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APA

textual criticisms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textual%20criticisms

MLA

“textual criticisms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textual%20criticisms. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “textual criticisms,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textual%20criticisms.

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