critical apparatus
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critical apparatus
▶noun see apparatus (sense 3).
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apparatus /ˌapəˈreɪtəs/
▶noun (pl. apparatuses)
- 1 the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
- 2 a complex structure within an organization: the apparatus of government.
- 3 (also critical apparatus, apparatus criticus) a collection of notes accompanying a printed text.
– origin C17: from L., from apparat-, apparare ‘make ready for’.
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