SCHOLIAST

scholiast

(noun) a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scholiast (plural scholiasts)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Scho"li*ast, n. Etym: [Gr. scoliate. See Scholium.]

Definition: A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator. No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . . . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate discourses. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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