(in Ancient Greece) a song sung in turn by the guests at a banquet
Also spelled: skolion
scolion in American English
(ˈskouliˌɑn)
nounWord forms: plural-lia (-liə)
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece
Word origin
[1595–1605; ‹ Gk skolión, n. use of neut. of skoliós crooked, bent]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, density, detail, exposure, premium