stemma

ˈstɛ.mə

stemmata

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Definition of stemma - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

genealogy

TECH.

diagram showing family lineage or ancestry

TECH.

The historian studied the stemma to trace the royal lineage.

lineage

pedigree

textual analysis

TECH.

diagram showing relationships between text manuscripts

TECH.

The scholar created a stemma to understand the manuscript's history.

genealogy

lineage

pedigree

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Origin of stemma

Latin, stemma (wreath, pedigree)

Examples of stemma in a sentence

Researchers compiled a stemma for the entire dynasty.
He analyzed the stemma to trace textual variations.
The stemma revealed the manuscript's lineage.

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French:arbre généalogique, stemma, ...
German:Stemma, Stammbaum, ...
Italian:stemma, albero genealogico dei testi, ...
Spanish:árbol genealógico, stemma, ...
Portuguese:stemma, ...
Chinese:族谱图, 谱系图, ...
Japanese:系図, ...
Arabic:مُخَطَّط نَسَب, سِلسِلَة نَسَخ, ...
Hebrew:עֵץ יוּחֲסִין, סְטֶמָה, ...
Russian:родословная, ...
Ukrainian:стема, текстова діаграма, ...
Hindi:वंशावली चार्ट, वंशावली आरेख, ...
Bengali:স্টেমা, সম্পর্ক চিত্র, ...
Catalan:arbre genealògic, stemma, ...
Czech:rodokmen, stemma, ...
Danish:stamtræ, tekststamtræ, ...
Dutch:stamboomdiagram, stemmata, ...
Greek:γενεαλογικό διάγραμμα, στέμμα, ...
Hungarian:családfa, stemma, ...
Khmer:គំនូសតាងពូជពង្ស, គំនូសតាងបង្ហាញទំនាក់ទំនងរវាងសាត្រាស្លឹករឹត, ...
Korean:족보, 계보도, ...
Persian:شجره‌نامه, استما, ...
Polish:drzewo genealogiczne, stemma, ...
Portuguese (BR):stemma, diagrama de manuscritos, ...
Romanian:arbore genealogic, stemma, ...
Swedish:stamträd, ...
Thai:แผนภูมิลำดับวงศ์ตระกูล, แผนภาพแสดงความสัมพันธ์, ...
Turkish:soy ağacı, şecere, ...
Vietnamese:sơ đồ phả hệ, sơ đồ, ...

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