scolion
[ skoh-lee-on ]
/ ˈskoʊ liˌɒn /
noun, plural sco·li·a [skoh-lee-uh] /ˈskoʊ li ə/.
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
Nearby words
scoleces, scolecite, scolex, scolices, scoliokyphosis, scolion, scoliosis, scoliotic, scoliotic pelvis, scollop, scolopendrid
Origin of scolion
1595–1605; < Greek skolión, noun use of neuter of skoliós crooked, bent
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