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- Dictionaryscholium/ˈskəʊlɪəm/
noun
- 1. a marginal note or explanatory comment made by a scholiast. historical
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SCHOLIUM definition: 1. a note on or explanation of an academic or literary text, written by someone who has studied it…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCHOLIUM is a marginal annotation or comment (as on the text of a classic by an early grammarian).
noun. , plural scho·li·a [skoh, -lee-, uh]. Often scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text. a note added to illustrate or amplify, as in a mathematical work. scholium. / ˈskəʊlɪəm /.
Scholia (sg.: scholium or scholion, from Ancient Greek: σχόλιον, "comment", "interpretation") are grammatical, critical, or explanatory comments – original or copied from prior commentaries – which are inserted in the margin of the manuscript of ancient authors, as glosses.
scholium in American English. (ˈskoʊliəm ) noun Word forms: plural ˈscholia (ˈskoʊliə ) or ˈscholiums. 1. a marginal note or commentary, esp. on the text of a Greek or Latin writer. 2. a note added or following, meant to illustrate or develop a point in the text, as in mathematics.
Definitions of scholium. noun. a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature) synonyms: scholia. see more. see less.
Define scholium. scholium synonyms, scholium pronunciation, scholium translation, English dictionary definition of scholium. n. pl. scho·li·ums or scho·li·a 1. An explanatory note or commentary, as on a Greek or Latin text. 2. A note amplifying a proof or course of reasoning, as...
