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scholiast
[ skoh-lee-ast ]
noun
- an ancient commentator on the classics.
- a person who writes scholia.
scholiast
/ ˈskəʊlɪˌæst /
noun
- a medieval annotator, esp of classical texts
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Derived Forms
- ˌscholiˈastic, adjective
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Other Words From
- scholi·astic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scholiast1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scholiast1
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Example Sentences
Seiler thinks that only the Trojans used the battle-axe; perhaps for damaging the ships: he follows the scholiast.
The custom appears to have existed as late as the time of the scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius.
The Scholiast cites Plato ἐν τῇ Πολιτείᾳ, which seems a mistake for ἐν τῷ Σοφίστῃ.
The scholiast of the latter gives a description of the process, which exactly answers to the Mexican delineation.
And so too does the notice of the scholiast (after Apollodorus) on Sophocles, Oed.
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