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SCOLION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scolion mean?
• SCOLION (noun)
The noun SCOLION has 1 sense:
1. a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
Familiarity information: SCOLION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
banquet song; scolion
Hypernyms ("scolion" is a kind of...):
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