scholium
Meanings
noun
- A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
- A note added to a proof as amplification.
- A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion, “comment”), from σχολή (skholḗ, “discussion”).
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