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scholion

/ˈskəʊlɪɒn/

scholion noun: a scholium.

Noun

scholion (plural scholia or (rare) scholions)

  1. A scholium.
    • Hereunto haue I added a certain Glosse, or scholion, for thexposition of old wordes.1579, E. K., Spenser’s Sheph. Cal., Dedication
    • A judgment which follows immediately from another, is sometimes called a Corollary or Consectary. One which does not belong to the science in which it appears, but is taken from another, is called a Lemma. One which illustrates in some way the science where it appears, but is not an integrant part...1842, William Thomson, Outline of the Laws of Thought, London · Oxford: William Pickering · William Graham, PART II. — JUDGMENTS. (pages 53–80), § 39. — Corollary or Consectary, Lemma, Scholion....

Examples of scholion in a sentence

  • One which illustrates in some way the science where it appears, but is not an integrant part of it, is a Scholion.1842, William Thomson, Outline of the Laws of Thought, London · Oxford: William Pickering · William Graham, PART II. — JUDGMENTS. (pages...
  • An ancient Scholion, recently discovered, names four poets who worked under that prince [Pisistratus].1858, Gladstone, Homer, volume I, page 53:
  • The opinion that the Lady is a Church is mentioned…by an ancient scholion.1882, Farrar, Early Chr., volume II, page 487, note:

Forms of scholion

pluralscholia
plural (rare)scholions

Origin of scholion

From New Latin scholion, from Ancient Greek σχόλῐον (skhólĭon, “interpretation, comment”).

Questions about scholion

What does scholion mean?
Scholion means a scholium.
How do you use scholion in a sentence?
One which illustrates in some way the science where it appears, but is not an integrant part of it, is a Scholion.
What part of speech is scholion?
Scholion is a noun.
How do you pronounce scholion?
Scholion is pronounced /ˈskəʊlɪɒn/.
What is the plural of scholion?
The plural of scholion is scholia.

Words near scholion in the dictionary

  1. scholiastic
  2. scholiasts
  3. scholical
  4. scholied
  5. scholies
  6. scholion
  7. scholium
  8. scholiums
  9. Scholl
  10. Schollaert Channel
  11. schollar

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