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Webster 1913 Edition
Scholiast
Scho′li-ast
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] a scholium: cf. F.
scoliate
. See Scholium
.] A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator.
No . . . quotations from Talmudists and
scholiasts
. . . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate discourses. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scholiast
SCHO'LIAST
,Noun.
A commentator or annotator; one who writes notes upon the works of another for illustrating his writings.