Scholium Definition

skōlē-əm
scholia, scholium
noun
scholia
A marginal note or commentary, esp. on the text of a Greek or Latin writer.
Webster's New World
A note amplifying a proof or course of reasoning, as in mathematics.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • scholia

Other Word Forms of Scholium

Noun

Singular:
scholium
Plural:
scholia

Origin of Scholium

  • New Latin from Greek skholion diminutive of skholē lecture, school segh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • New Latin, from Greek σχόλιον (comment), from σχολή (discussion).

    From Wiktionary

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