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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

diascévaste

English translation:

diaskeuast

Added to glossary by Marianne Abdul Wahid
Jan 16, 2013 12:04
11 yrs ago
French term

diascévaste

French to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Philologie
Bonjour tout le monde.

Sauriez-vous comment traduire "diascévaste" en anglais?

Pour info: "un diascévaste est un critique qui arrange et corrige ; s'est dit des critiques grecs, particulièrement de ceux d'Alexandrie, qui se sont occupés des poëmes d'Homère, de l'arrangement des chants, de l'authenticité de certains vers, et de la correction du texte".

Merci d'avance!!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 diaskeuast
4 reviser/interpolator

Discussion

Atelier de Mots Jan 16, 2013:
Well then! Sounds like "diaskeuast" is spot on!
Marianne Abdul Wahid (asker) Jan 16, 2013:
Thanks to both of you! I believe "editor" might be too contemporary. The word here denotes a group of people working on and editing sanskrit (mainly religious) works in India, sometimes between the 7th and 9th century.
Paul Hirsh Jan 16, 2013:
It is rarely used in France too, but the context (if that is what it is) seems to be a definition of the Greek word διασκευαστής so the reader need not remain mystified for too long.
Atelier de Mots Jan 16, 2013:
Paul is technically correct, but this word is rarely used in English. Depending on the audience, perhaps "editor" would be a better choice.

Proposed translations

+2
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diaskeuast

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diaskeuast

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-01-16 12:14:01 GMT)
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http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/diaskeua...
Peer comment(s):
agree Daryo
20 hrs
agree John Holland : This term is definately used in English in Homeric studies. See: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=diaskeuast homeric
21 hrs
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