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Definition of Stemma
1. Noun. A tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work.
2. Noun. The descendants of one individual. "His entire lineage has been warriors"
Specialized synonyms: Family, Family Line, Folk, Kinfolk, Kinsfolk, Phratry, Sept, Side
Generic synonyms: Family Tree, Genealogy
Derivative terms: Descend, Lineal, Parent
3. Noun. An eye having a single lens.
Generic synonyms: Eye, Oculus, Optic
Specialized synonyms: Ommatidium
Definition of Stemma
1. n. One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus.
Definition of Stemma
1. Noun. A family tree or recorded genealogy ¹
2. Noun. In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts ¹
3. Noun. One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stemma
1. a scroll recording the genealogy of a family in ancient Rome [n -MAS or -MATA]
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stemma
Literary usage of Stemma
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1. Giovanni Della Robbia by Allan Marquand (1920)
"1510. Dated. 6. Font at Cerreto Guidi. 1511. Dated. 7. stemma of Filippo ...
stemma of Antonio Pazzi. S. Giovanni in Valdarno. 1525. Dated. 32. ..."
2. Papers and Proceedings by American Library Institute (1918)
"The stemma of this manuscript is hard to determine. This is true of all New
Testament manuscripts, but it is more especially true of liturgical books. ..."
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