scholium
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scholium
- /ˈskəʊlɪəm/
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Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion, “comment”), from σχολή (skholḗ, “discussion”).
noun scholia · scholiums · scholion
- 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.
- 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.
- A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying. The old scholium, that ‘too much familiarity breeds contempt’.
Translations
Talk about this word "scholium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scholium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scholium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scholium "scholium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scholium.Cite this
@misc{scholium_2026,
title = {scholium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scholium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
