scholium

/ˈskəʊlɪəm/

scholium noun: a note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.

Noun

scholium (plural scholia or scholiums)

A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
- And when I shulde make scholias, notis, and gloses in the margent as himself and his master doith.1535, Joye, Apol. Tindale (Arb.), page 23
- Mr. Fox was fain to make soom Scholia’s on it, to reconcile a gloss like that of Orleance, which corrupts the Text.1660, Heylin, Hist. Quinquart., book ii, page 42
A note added to a proof as amplification.
- Scholium, is a remark made leisurely, and as it were by the by, on that Proposition, Subject or Discourse before advanced, treated of, or delivered.1704, J. Harris, Lex. Techn., volume I
- Which is evident likewise concerning the Orbits of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, from the Scholium to Prop. 9.1715, anonymous translator, Gregory’s Astron., volume I, published 1726, page 23
A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying.
- The old scholium, that ‘too much familiarity breeds contempt’.1830, Marryat, King’s Own, chapter xix

Almost every word admits a scholium, and a long one too.1760–2, Goldsm., Cit. W., chapter cxiii:
Judy, however, did not choose to receive the laugh as a scholium explanatory of the remark.1866, G. Macdonald, Ann. Q. Neighb., chapter ix:
From a scholium on the Iliad (24. 496) we know that Bacchylides spoke of Theano as having borne fifty sons to Antenor.1904, R. C. Jebb, Bacchylides (Proc. Brit. Acad.), page 9:
A scholium is a remark applied to some preceding propositions, in order to point out their relative connection, or general utility and application.1824–5, Barlow, in Encycl. Metrop., volume I, page 314/2:

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion, “comment”), from σχολή (skholḗ, “discussion”).

What does scholium mean?: Scholium means a note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
What is scholium in Vietnamese?: Scholium in Vietnamese is chú giải. See Scholium meaning in Vietnamese.
How do you use scholium in a sentence?: Almost every word admits a scholium, and a long one too.
What part of speech is scholium?: Scholium is a noun.
How do you pronounce scholium?: Scholium is pronounced /ˈskəʊlɪəm/.
What is the plural of scholium?: The plural of scholium is scholia.

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