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English
Etymology
From Late Latin scholiasta, from Byzantine Greek σχολιαστής (skholiastḗs), from σχολιάζειν (skholiázein), from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion).
Pronunciation
Noun
scholiast (plural scholiasts)
- A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators on classical authors.
1981, John Gardner, Freddy's Book, Abacus, published 1982, page 8:[L]ike it or not, I was caught up once more in the scholiast’s game, paring popular notions of the ‘queer’ and ‘unearthly’ from notions of the ‘monstrous’.
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