posthexaplar
sə noun ( often initial capital letter )
an edition of a book, especially the Old Testament, containing six versions or texts in parallel columns, especially the edition compiled by Origen.
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| —n | |
| an edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, containing six versions of the text | |
| [C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold] | |
| 'hexaplar | |
| —adj | |
| hexaplaric | |
| —adj | |
| hexaplarian | |
| —adj | |
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