NOUN
  • Definition - The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
  • Example - Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.
  • Definition - Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
  • Example - Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.
  • Definition - Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
  • Example - Whereas a diplomatic edition uses as its base text a single, "best" manuscript, to which other textual evidence is collated and organized into an apparatus, a critical text of the LXX/OG [= Septuagint or Old Greek] may be described as a collection of the oldest recoverable texts, carefully restored book by book (or section by section), aiming at achieving the closest approximation to the original translations (from Hebrew or Aramaic) or compositions (in Greek), systematically reconstructed from the widest array of relevant textual data (including controlled conjecture). The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Critical Editions of Septuagint/Old Greek Texts.
  • Definition - Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
  • Example - Whereas a diplomatic edition uses as its base text a single, "best" manuscript, to which other textual evidence is collated and organized into an apparatus, a critical text of the LXX/OG [= Septuagint or Old Greek] may be described as a collection of the oldest recoverable texts, carefully restored book by book (or section by section), aiming at achieving the closest approximation to the original translations (from Hebrew or Aramaic) or compositions (in Greek), systematically reconstructed from the widest array of relevant textual data (including controlled conjecture). The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Critical Editions of Septuagint/Old Greek Texts.
Words in your word
10 Letter Words
diplomatic 17
8 Letter Words
diatomic 13 diplomat 13 comitial 12
7 Letter Words
apomict 13 oilcamp 13 potamic 13 coadmit 12 diploic 12 diploma 12 domical 12 domicil 12 placoid 12 poditic 12 aplitic 11 capitol 11 coalpit 11 comitia 11 optical 11 optimal 11 politic 11 topical 11 cotidal 10
6 Letter Words
midcap 13 copalm 12 impact 12 adipic 11 amidic 11 limpid 11 modica 11 placid 11 atomic 10 atopic 10 lipoma 10 miotic 10 optima 10 amidol 9 dacoit 9 daimio 9 diatom 9 lipoid 9 miladi 9 citola 8 coital 8 italic 8 maloti 8
5 Letter Words
campi 11 campo 11 clamp 11 clomp 11 compt 11 domic 10 amici 9 capot 9 claim 9 clapt 9 clipt 9 coapt 9 comal 9 copal 9 limpa 9 malic 9 milpa 9 optic 9 pical 9 picot 9 plica 9 topic 9 acold 8 admit 8 adopt 8 alcid 8 amido 8 dicot 8 dicta 8 dolci 8 dolma 8 domal 8 idiom 8 imido 8 iodic 8 lipid 8 modal 8 octad 8 plaid 8 podia 8 timid 8 cilia 7 coati 7 iliac 7 licit 7 limit 7 lotic 7 milia 7 octal 7 patio 7
4 Letter Words
camp 10 comp 10 damp 9 calm 8 cami 8 camo 8 capo 8 clam 8 clap 8 clip 8 clop 8 coma 8 impi 8 lamp 8 limp 8 mica 8 pact 8 palm 8 pica 8 pima 8 tamp 8 acid 7 amid 7 apod 7 cadi 7 caid 7 clad 7 clod 7 coda 7 cold 7 dipt 7 dopa 7 imid 7 maid 7 midi 7 mild 7 modi 7 mold 7 odic 7 padi 7 paid 7 plod 7 atom 6 atop 6 calo 6 ciao 6 clit 6 clot 6 coal 6 coat 6
3 Letter Words
amp 7 cam 7 cap 7 cop 7 imp 7 mac 7 map 7 mic 7 moc 7 mop 7 pac 7 pam 7 pic 7 pom 7 cad 6 cod 6 dam 6 dap 6 dim 6 dip 6 doc 6 dom 6 mad 6 mid 6 mod 6 pad 6 pod 6 act 5 aim 5 alp 5 ami 5 apo 5 apt 5 cal 5 cat 5 col 5 cot 5 lac 5 lam 5 lap 5 lip 5 lop 5 mat 5 mil 5 moa 5 moi 5 mol 5 mot 5 oca 5 oma 5
2 Letter Words
am 4 ma 4 mi 4 mo 4 om 4 op 4 pa 4 pi 4 po 4 ad 3 da 3 do 3 id 3 od 3 ai 2 al 2 at 2 it 2 la 2 li 2 lo 2 oi 2 ta 2 ti 2 to 2
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