How to pronounce scholiast
American English pronunciation
SKOH-lee-ast
- IPA
- /ˈskoʊliˌæst/
- Syllables
- SKOH · lee · ast (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What scholiast means
A scholar who wrote notes explaining old writings
In a sentence: A scholiast scribbled tiny notes in the margins to explain the hard parts of the poem.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek word for a person who writes short explaining notes.
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