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colometry
Colometry is a scholarly technique used in linguistics, particularly in the analysis of ancient texts. The name comes from the notion of (colon, cola) used in the structuring of the Classical rhetorical tradition and poetry, designating a part of the verse in the latter.
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Colometry is a scholarly technique used in linguistics, particularly in the analysis of ancient texts. The name comes from the notion of (colon, cola) used in the structuring of the Classical rhetorical tradition and poetry, designating a part of the verse in the latter.
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