variorum

/ˌvɛriˈɔrəm/
noun
  1. An edition of a written work that includes notes and comments by different editors or scholars.
    • For her research, she consulted a variorum of the poem that included annotations from the 19th century.
    • The library has a variorum of Shakespeare's plays with notes from several critics.
    • The professor recommended the variorum because it shows how interpretations have changed over time.
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