Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
A note added to a proof as amplification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scholia
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Broader terms: marginalia
History
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion, “comment”), from σχολή (skholḗ, “discussion”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
