scholium

noun

a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)

Roots

scholionscholi- · Greek · marginal note, comment um-um · Latin · noun ending

Synonyms for scholium

scholian marginalian commentaryn footnoten noten commentv exegesisn notationn commentationn

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