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scholium
[ skoh-lee-uhm ]
noun
, plural scho·li·a [skoh, -lee-, uh].
- Often scholia.
- an explanatory note or comment.
- an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- a note added to illustrate or amplify, as in a mathematical work.
scholium
/ ˈskəʊlɪəm /
noun
- a commentary or annotation, esp on a classical text
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scholium1
C16: from New Latin, from Greek skholion exposition, from skholē school 1
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Example Sentences
Scholium, a marginal note explanatory of the text of a classic author.
From Project Gutenberg
The same thing is related (in a well-known 'scholium') to have been done by Apolinarius and Theodore of Mopsuestia.
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An illustration, like a funny story, loses its pungency if it requires a scholium.
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Occasionally a scholium of this kind gives the substance of one of the longer extracts; but as a rule they are distinct.
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