scolion

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scolion

/ˈskəʊlɪɒn/

Sounds like scholion

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From Ancient Greek σκόλῐον (skólĭon).

noun scolia · scolium · skolion

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.

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noun song sung in turn by symposiasts

Español	escolión
Português	escólio
Français	scolie
Deutsch	Skolion
Italiano	scolio
Ελληνικά	σκόλιο skólio

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@misc{scolion_2026,
  title = {scolion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scolion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}