textual criticism

tex·tu·al crit·i·cism

T t

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teks-choo-uh l krit-uh-siz-uh m]
- /ˈtɛks tʃu əl ˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm/
- /ˈteks.tju.əl ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

Definitions of textual criticism words

noun textual criticism lower criticism. 1
noun textual criticism literary analysis 1
noun textual criticism the scholarly study of manuscripts, esp of the Bible, in an effort to establish the original text 0
noun textual criticism literary criticism emphasizing a close analysis of the text 0
noun textual criticism the scholarly study of the text of a written work, often, specif., in an effort to determine the original or most authoritative form of that work 0

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?