scholiast
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liˌæst noun
1.
an ancient commentator on the classics.
2.
a person who writes scholia.
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| —n | |
| a medieval annotator, esp of classical texts | |
| [C16: from Late Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein to write a | |
| scholi'astic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
scholiast
"one who writes explanatory notes upon a classical writer," 1583, from L.L. scholiasta, from Late Gk. skholiastes, from skholiazein, from skholion "explanatory note or comment," from skhole (see school (1)).
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Example sentences
It is not easy to discover from what cause the acrimony of a scholiast can naturally proceed.
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