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