stemma
/'stemə/
Definition
- Noun:
- An eye having a single lens: In zoology, a simple eye, or ocellus, found in some insects and other arthropods.
- The descendants of one individual; lineage: The direct line of descent from an ancestor; a family tree or pedigree.
- A tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work: In textual criticism, a diagram representing the hypothesized relationships between different manuscript copies of a text.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The insect's stemma is sensitive to light but does not form detailed images.
- He traced his stemma back to the 15th century.
- The scholar created a stemma to illustrate how the ancient manuscript was copied and altered over centuries.
Advanced Usage
- "Construct a stemma": To create a diagram mapping the lineage or manuscript relationships.
- The philologist's first task was to construct a stemma for the surviving copies of the poem.
Variants and Related Words
- Stemmatic (adj): Pertaining to a stemma, especially in textual criticism.
- The stemmatic analysis revealed two primary branches of the manuscript tradition.
Synonyms
- Lineage: Line of descent from an ancestor.
- Pedigree: Recorded ancestry, especially of a purebred animal.
- Ocellus: A simple eye; another term for a stemma in zoology.
- Genealogy: Study of family ancestries and histories.
Related Phrases
- Stemma codicum: (Latin) The "family tree of manuscripts"; a specific term in philology for a stemma showing manuscript relationships.
Noun
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an eye having a single lens
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the descendants of one individual
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his entire lineage has been warriors
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a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
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