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Meaning of textual criticism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Textkritik
Ελληνικά κριτική κειμένου
Español crítica textual
Suomi tekstikritiikki tekstintutkimus
Français critique textuelle
Italiano critica testuale
Nederlands tekstkritiek
Polski tekstologia
Português crítica textual
Svenska textkritik

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

textual harassment textualisation textualism textualist textuality textualization

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