Apographic

/ˌæpəˈɡræfɪk/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to an apograph; descriptive of copying or a copied text.

Etymology

From apograph + -ic (adjective suffix). An alternative form to apographal, used in scholarly and technical contexts.

Kelly Says

Literary detectives use this term when they discover that a famous text survives only in 'apographic' form—meaning nobody has the original, just copies of copies that might have accumulated errors over generations.

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