v.l.

A form of varia lectio — Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation.

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Meanings

nounv.l. (plural vv.ll.)

plural vv.ll.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of varia lectio.
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