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stemmatics

/stɛmˈætɪks/
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Definitions of stemmatics
  1. noun
    the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis)
    “transcription errors are of decisive importance in stemmatics
    synonyms: stemmatology
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    type of:
    arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts
    studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
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