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stemma.

A family tree or recorded genealogy.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A family tree or recorded genealogy.

  2. In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts.

  3. One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin stemma, from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

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