Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scolion

/ˈskəʊlɪɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sco-l-ion
IPA: /ˈskəʊlɪɒn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre.

Example Sentences

"Terpander was the inventour of those songs called Scolia, which were sung at feasts."
"Which Athenæus, proveth against the Calumniations of Demophilus not to be a sacred hymne or Pæan, but a Scolion or Festivall Song."
"In the following Scolium, Timocreon gives his opinion of riches."
"The celebrated scolion, or series of scolia, addressed to Harmodius and Aristogiton."
"I mean the Scolia, when one guest commenced a sentence in verse, and handed a branch to any other he chose, who was compelled to finish the verse in the cleverest way he could."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκόλῐον (skólĭon).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σκόλῐον

Inflected Forms

scolia (plural) scolium (alternative) skolion (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

scoliograptic scoliosis renga

Synonyms

banquet song

Homonyms

scholion

Questions

How do you pronounce scolion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskəʊlɪɒn/.
What does scolion mean?: Any of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre.
Where does scolion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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