scolion
/ˈskəʊlɪɒn/
scolion noun: any of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre.
Noun
scolion (plural scolia)
- Any of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre.
- Terpander was the inventour of those songs called Scolia, which were sung at feasts.1603, Holland, Plutarch, page 1257
- Which Athenæus, proveth against the Calumniations of Demophilus not to be a sacred hymne or Pæan, but a Scolion or Festivall Song.1656, Stanley, Hist. Philos., book vi, chapter iv, page 7
Forms of scolion
| plural | scolia |
|---|---|
| alternative form | scolium |
| alternative form | skolion |
Origin of scolion
From Ancient Greek σκόλῐον (skólĭon).
Questions about scolion
- What does scolion mean?
- Scolion means any of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre.
- What part of speech is scolion?
- Scolion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scolion?
- Scolion is pronounced /ˈskəʊlɪɒn/.
- What is the plural of scolion?
- The plural of scolion is scolia.
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