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scholiast

DEFINITIONS OF: scholiast

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

Types:
glossarist
a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries
Type of:
bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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