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scho⋅li⋅um

  [skoh-lee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -li⋅a  [-lee-uh] .
1. Often, scholia.
a. an explanatory note or comment.
b. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
2. a note added to illustrate or amplify, as in a mathematical work.
Origin:
1525–35; < ML < Gk schólion, equiv. to schol() school 1 + -ion dim. suffix
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scho·li·um   (skō'lē-əm)   
n.   pl. scho·li·ums or scho·li·a (-lē-ə)

  1. An explanatory note or commentary, as on a Greek or Latin text.

  2. A note amplifying a proof or course of reasoning, as in mathematics.


[New Latin, from Greek skholion, diminutive of skholē, lecture, school; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]
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