A variorum is a work that collates all known variants of a text. It is a work of textual criticism, whereby all variations and emendations are set side by side so that a reader can track how textual decisions have been made in the preparation of a text for publication. The Bible and the works of William Shakespeare have often been the subjects of ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variorum
Va`ri·o'rum adjective [ Latin , abbrev. from cum notis variorum with notes of various persons.] Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/8
[adj] - containing various versions of a text of notes by various scholars 2. [n] - an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=variorum
denoting comments/interpretations by various people, or denoting a publication which contains different interpretations/readings of the original work - consequently a variorum or variorum edition refers to a publication which provides variant readings/interpretations of, and comments by different scholars on, a work of some sort Found on https://www.businessballs.com/glossaries-and-terminology/latin-terms-and-ph