stemma
stemma noun: a family tree or recorded genealogy.
Noun
stemma (plural stemmata or stemmas)
- A family tree or recorded genealogy.
- Where so few dates are known, an authoritative stemma is out of the question1941, Sterling Dow, “A Family of Sculptors from Tyre”, in Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, →DOI, page 359
- In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts.
- One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods.
stemma meaning in Tamil
stemma in Tamil
- குடும்பக் கொடிவழி
Forms of stemma
| plural | stemmata |
|---|---|
| plural | stemmas |
Origin of stemma
Borrowed from Latin stemma, from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).
Questions about stemma
- What does stemma mean?
- Stemma means a family tree or recorded genealogy.
- What is stemma in Tamil?
- Stemma in Tamil is குடும்பக் கொடிவழி. See Stemma meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stemma?
- Stemma is a noun.
- What is the plural of stemma?
- The plural of stemma is stemmata.
Words near stemma in the dictionary
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