lectio difficilior

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|textual criticism}} The more difficult [[reading]], held to be the more likely when faced with two manuscripts that disagree on a particular reading, according to the principle of ''[[w:Lectio difficilior potior|lectio difficilior potior]]''.

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