Scholiums

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scholium \Scho"li*um\, n.; pl. L. {Scholia}, E. {Scholiums}.
     [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {School}.]
     1. A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment;
        specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a
        classic author by an early grammarian.
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     2. A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration or a
        train of reasoning.
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