ʃən noun
1.
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
2.
a portion of sacred writing read in a divine service; lesson; pericope.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin lēctiōn- (stem of lēctiō) a reading, equivalent to lēct(us) (past participle of legere to choose, gather, read; cognate with Greek légein to speak) + -iōn- -ion
1530–40; < Latin lēctiōn- (stem of lēctiō) a reading, equivalent to lēct(us) (past participle of legere to choose, gather, read; cognate with Greek légein to speak) + -iōn- -ion
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| —n | |
| a variant reading of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text | |
| [C16: from Latin lectio a reading, from legere to read, select] | |
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Lection
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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