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Definition of: scholiast
(skō′lē·ast) noun
A commentator; especially, an ancient grammarian or annotator of classical texts. See SCHOLIUM. [<L scholiasta <Gk. scholiastēs <scholion a commentary <schalē a school]
—scho′li·as′tic adjective
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