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stem·ma
 stemma
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- pronunciation:
- ste
m
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noun |
| inflections: |
stemmas, stemmata |
| definition 1: |
in ancient Rome, a listing of the genealogy of a family; family tree.
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| definition 2: |
a sequential record of the manuscripts of a particular literary work.
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| related words: |
pedigree |
| derivation: |
stemmatic (adj.) |
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