LECTION

lection. Lection, n. a reading, a difference in copies

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Lec″tion (?), n. [[L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read. See lesson, Legend.]] 1. 1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service.
2. 2. A reading; a variation in the text.
We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the new lections into the text. De Quincey.