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Stephanus letter

Stephanus letter noun: a standard reference letter (either a, b, c, d, or e) for a one-fifth–equal-part subdivision of a given section (denoted by the preceding Stephanus number) of a given Platonic dialogue.

Noun

Stephanus letter (plural Stephanus letters)

  1. A standard reference letter (either a, b, c, d, or e) for a one-fifth–equal-part subdivision of a given section (denoted by the preceding Stephanus number) of a given Platonic dialogue.
    • 1974: Plato [aut.] and Desmond Lee [tr.], The Republic, Translator’s Introduction, page 56 (2ⁿᵈ ed. (revised); Penguin Classics; →ISBN
      The Republic is traditionally divided into ten books. But this division, as has often been pointed out, was dictated rather by the technicalities of book-production...

Forms of Stephanus letter

pluralStephanus letters

Origin of Stephanus letter

Stephanus (the surname of the writer of a famous early translation (in 1578) of the dialogues of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato) + letter

Questions about Stephanus letter

What does Stephanus letter mean?
Stephanus letter means a standard reference letter (either a, b, c, d, or e) for a one-fifth–equal-part subdivision of a given section (denoted by the preceding Stephanus number) of a given Platonic dialogue.
What part of speech is Stephanus letter?
Stephanus letter is a noun.
What is the plural of Stephanus letter?
The plural of Stephanus letter is Stephanus letters.

Words near Stephanus letter in the dictionary

  1. stephanoporate
  2. Stephanopoulos
  3. stephanoside
  4. stephanotis
  5. stephanotises
  6. Stephanus letter
  7. Stephanus letters
  8. Stephanus number
  9. Stephanus numbers
  10. Stephany
  11. Stephen

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