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scholium

scholium


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scholium  \Scho"li*um\,  n.;  pl  L.  {Scholia},  E.  {Scholiums}. 
  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?,  fr  ?.  See  {School}.] 
  1.  A  marginal  annotation;  an  explanatory  remark  or  comment; 
  specifically,  an  explanatory  comment  on  the  text  of  a 
  classic  author  by  an  early  grammarian. 
 
  2.  A  remark  or  observation  subjoined  to  a  demonstration  or  a 
  train  of  reasoning.