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PRONUNCIATION OF SCOLION

scolion  [ˈskɒlɪˌɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOLION

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Scolion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCOLION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Skolion

Not to be confused with scholion Skolion , also scolion, were songs sung by invited guests at banquets in ancient Greece. Often extolling the virtues of the gods or heroic men, skolia were improvised to suit the occasion and accompanied by a lyre, which was handed about from singer to singer as the time for each scolion came around. "Capping" verses were exchanged, "by varying, punning, riddling, or cleverly modifying" the previous contribution. Skolia are often referred to as 'banquet songs', 'convivial songs", or 'drinking songs'. The term also refers to poetry composed in the same form. In later use, the form was used in a more stately manner for chorus poetry in praise of the gods or heroes. Terpander is said to have been the inventor of this poetic form, although that is doubtful. Instead, he may have adapted it for musical accompaniment. That these skolia were written, not only by poets like Alcaeus, Anacreon, Praxilla, Simonides, but also by Sappho and by Pindar, shows in what high esteem skolia were held by the Greeks. "The gods of Olympos sang at their banquets".

Definition of scolion in the English dictionary

The definition of scolion in the dictionary is in Ancient Greece, a song sung by guests at a banquet accompanied by a lyre.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCOLION


Anacreon
əˈnækrɪˌɒn
antinucleon
ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪˌɒn
anyon
ˈɛnɪˌɒn
baryon
ˈbærɪˌɒn
carry-on
ˈkærɪˌɒn
fenthion
ˈfenθɪˌɒn
fermion
ˈfɜːmɪˌɒn
gnathion
ˈneɪθɪˌɒn
himation
hɪˈmætɪˌɒn
internucleon
ˌɪntəˈnjuːklɪˌɒn
logion
ˈlɒɡɪˌɒn
nucleon
ˈnjuːklɪˌɒn
pterion
ˈtɛrɪˌɒn
rhipidion
rɪˈpɪdɪˌɒn
scholion
ˈskəʊlɪˌɒn
septentrion
sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn
Sicyon
ˈsɪsɪˌɒn
tachyon
ˈtækɪˌɒn
tie-on
ˈtaɪˌɒn
triskelion
trɪˈskɛlɪˌɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOLION

scolding
scoldingly
scoleces
scolecid
scoleciform
scolecite
scolecoid
scolex
scolices
scolioma
scoliosis
scoliotic
scollop
scolopaceous
scolopendra
scolopendrid
scolopendriform
scolopendrine
scolopendrium
scolytid

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOLION

battalion
billion
bullion
dandelion
Heraklion
lion
medallion
million
mountain lion
multimillion
pavilion
rebellion
skolion
solion
stallion
the Great Rebellion
trillion
vermilion
vermillion
zillion

Synonyms and antonyms of scolion in the English dictionary of synonyms

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scolion
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scolion
570 millions of speakers

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scolion
510 millions of speakers

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scolion
380 millions of speakers
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scolion
280 millions of speakers

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scolion
278 millions of speakers

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scolion
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scolion
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scolion
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Scolion
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scolion
180 millions of speakers

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scolion
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scolion
85 millions of speakers

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Scolion
85 millions of speakers
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scolion
80 millions of speakers

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scolion
75 millions of speakers

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स्कोलियन
75 millions of speakers

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scolion
70 millions of speakers

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scolion
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scolion
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scolion
40 millions of speakers

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scolion
30 millions of speakers
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scolion
15 millions of speakers
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scolion
14 millions of speakers
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scolion
10 millions of speakers
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scolion
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Trends of use of scolion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOLION»

The term «scolion» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOLION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scolion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOLION»

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The Comedies of Aristophanes
Droysen. i This scolion is preserved ap. Athen. xv. p. 695, C, nrai TiXo/ittii/os, Alav ai'xjaiJTd, Xiyovffi <ie es Tpoiav apiarov Aavawv fjleT' ' AxiXXia. It was composed by Pindar. See Athen. i. p. 23, E., xi. p. 503, E. Being of a warlike cast, it would ...
Aristophanes, W. J. Hickie, 1872
2
Ainoi, Logoi, Mythoi: Fables in Archaic, Classical, and ...
Such a fable has in fact been preserved in the anonymous prose collections; this Aesopic version can usefully be compared but, of course, need not be identical with the quatrain under consideration.109 The context of the scolion is not literary  ...
G. J. Van Dijk, 1997
3
History of the literature of ancient Greece
One kind of lyric poems nearly resembling the iEolic, was, however, cultivated in the whole of Greece, and especially at Athens, viz., the Scolion. Scolia were songs, which were sung at social meals during drinking, when the spirit was raised ...
Karl Otfried Müller, 1840
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The Classical Journal
Ka) ipopijirco to £ iQo;' to Koiirbv h pvprov xAaSi, dum in aniino habuit Scolion illud apud Athen. xv. p. 695. 'Ev fuvgrov xXa8J to £/$05 $oprj<ra>. V. 22. Pro iyei reposui xax^eei, i. e. xaTap^Esi : quod verbum est in hac re solenne. Vid.
‎1816
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History of the literature of ancient Greece [tr. by sir G.C. ...
One kind of lyric poems nearly resembling the iEolic, was, however, cultivated in the whole of Greece, and especially at Athens, viz., the Scolion. Scolia were songs, which were sung at social meals during drinking, when the spirit was raised ...
Carl Otfried Müller, John William Donaldson, 1858
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The Many-Headed Muse: Tradition and Innovation in Late ...
A similar process appears also in a scolion: 0y101V21V 02V 0pl0T0V 0V8p10V11T01, 820T2pov 82 K020V <|>00V y2V20001, T0 Tp1TOV 82 Tr200T21V 0802015, K01 T0 T2T0pTOV 11130V 02T0 T01V <|>1201V. PMG 890 Health is the w ...
Pauline A. LeVen, 2014
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Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Jewish Predilection for ...
the Mishnah does not depend on the accuracy of the Scolion's interpretation of the event recorded in the Fast Scroll. Even if the interpretation were completely imaginary, it would still indicate that the author of the Scolion did not yet have ...
David Halivni, 2009
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London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer...
Hipparcho Athe- niensi, tyranno, in deliciis, eta eonsiliis erat \* It is most probable that Cal- listratus, the ever memorable writer of that spirited and noble scolion on the death of Hipparchus, lived either at the fame time with Anacreon, or at least ...
‎1784
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Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
scolion bomb and mass consumerism. Dystopian visions abounded, for example Zamyatin's We (1920–1), Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932), Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange (1962).
J. A. Cuddon, 2012
10
THE LONDON MAGAZINE ENLARGES AND IMPROVED. VOLUME THE ...
It is most probable that Cal- listratus, the ever memorable writer of that spirited and noble scolion on the death of Hipparchna, lived either at the same time with Anacreon, or at least very near to it: for his scolion it of such antiquity, that it has ...
‎1784

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOLION»

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Suur Papa astub Reedel üles Tallinna uhiuuel üritustesarjal
Lisaks räpparile mängivad peol drum and bass- ja house-muusikat Spire, Hurrix, Good Habit ja Scolion Breed. Üritusele saavad sisse kõik alates 16-aastased ... «Postimees, Jun 15»
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La programación de los Juegos Ibero-Romanos toma forma
... traslada a nuestra época, o un concierto didáctico de música Greco-Romana, donde el grupo “Scolion” dará a conocer las sinfonías de este periodo histórico, ... «Diario Jaen, May 15»
3
How 16th-century travellers learnt to curse and seduce a foreign …
“A patch, a knaue, a naughtie one, a lyar, a ruffian, a deceauer, a wild one, a rope-cracker, a scolion, troublesome, a little foole, a wretch, wicked.” These are not ... «The Times, Aug 13»
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Comm'portez vous? What phrase books tell us about our past …
... a rope-cracker, a scolion, troublesome, a little foole, a wretch, wicked". His close reading of this unique corpus of texts draws on his understanding of the social ... «Phys.Org, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scolion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scolion>. May 2024 ».
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