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1 Latin, literally 'the removal of singular [[readings>>doc:stemmatology.Reading.WebHome]]'.
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3 The operation of [[textual criticism>>doc:stemmatology.Textual criticism.WebHome]] by which the so-called// lectiones singulares// (i.e. the secondary readings presented by a single witness only, and not belonging to the rest of the tradition) that have been singled out after //[[recensio>>doc:stemmatology.Recensio.WebHome]],// are discarded on the ground that they they are not of any use for the reconstruction of the [[text>>doc:stemmatology.Text.WebHome]] (//[[constitutio textus>>doc:stemmatology.Constitutio textus.WebHome]]//). Cf. [[Maas>>doc:stemmatology.Maas, Paul.WebHome]] (1960, §8).
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5 It would be safer to record all the //lectiones singulares //that are not trivial errors in the critical [[apparatus>>doc:stemmatology.Apparatus.WebHome]], both because they convey readings not attested anywhere else, and also because the recovery of a possible new witness may lead to a reinterpretation of them as //non singulares//. This procedure is especially crucial for the edition of mediaeval vernacular texts. Cf. among others, Brambilla Ageno (1975).
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7 ==== References ====
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9 – Brambilla Ageno, Franca. 1975. //L’edizione critica dei testi volgari.// Padova: Antenore.
10 – Maas, Paul. 1960. //Textkritik//. 4th ed. Leipzig: Teubner. – 1st ed. 1927.
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12 ==== In other languages ====
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14 Latin term used throughout.
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