Complete Definition of "scholiast"

English
Etymology
From late Latin scholiasta, from late Greek ��ολια��ή�, from ��ολιάζειν, from ���λιον �scholium�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�sk��lɪæst/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A scholar who writes commentaries on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators of classical authors.

#*1981: like 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�. � John Gardner, Freddy's Book (Abacus 1982, p. 8)

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