Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scholion

/ˈskəʊlɪɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: scho-lion
IPA: /ˈskəʊlɪɒn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Hereunto haue I added a certain Glosse, or scholion, for thexposition of old wordes."
"A judgment which follows immediately from another, is sometimes called a Corollary or Consectary. One which does not belong to the science in which it appears, but is taken from another, is called a Lemma. One which illustrates in some way the science where it appears, but is not an integrant part of it, is a Scholion."
"An ancient Scholion, recently discovered, names four poets who worked under that prince [Pisistratus]."
"The opinion that the Lady is a Church is mentioned…by an ancient scholion."

Etymology

From New Latin scholion, from Ancient Greek σχόλῐον (skhólĭon, “interpretation, comment”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: scholion, σχόλῐον

Inflected Forms

scholia (plural) scholions (plural, rare)

Homonyms

scolion

Questions

How do you pronounce scholion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskəʊlɪɒn/.
What does scholion mean?: A scholium.
Where does scholion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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