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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

stemmata

/ˈstɛmətə/ noun · British & US
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What does stemmata mean?

noun

A stemma or stemmata is a diagram or table showing the relationships between different manuscripts of a text, used in textual criticism to establish the most likely original text.

Example

"The scholar used stemmata to reconstruct the original text of the ancient manuscript."

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