collate and punctuate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to collate and punctuate
formalA specialized term in classical text editing and publishing, referring to the dual process of checking textual accuracy against different editions and adding modern punctuation for readability.
Tā他
huā花
le了
shí十
nián年
shí时
jiān间
jiào校
diǎn点
zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
。
He spent ten years collating and punctuating this ancient text.
Chū出
bǎn版
shè社
qǐng请
lái来
zhuān专
jiā家
jiào校
diǎn点
zhè这
pī批
xīn新
chū出
tǔ土
de的
wén文
xiàn献
。
The publishing house invited experts to collate and punctuate these newly unearthed documents.
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Jiào校
diǎn点
běn本
shì是
gǔ古
jí籍
yán研
jiū究
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jī基
chǔ础
。
The punctuated and collated edition is an important foundation for the study of ancient texts.