/skoh"lee euhm/ , n. , pl. scholia /-lee euh/ .
1. Often, scholia .
a. an explanatory note or comment.
b. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
2. a note added to illustrate or amplify, as in a mathematical work.
[ 1525-35; schólion, equiv. to schol ( é ) SCHOOL 1 + -ion dim. suffix ]