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marginalia

[ mahr-juh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh ]

/ ˌmɑr dʒəˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə /

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plural noun

marginal notes.

Origin of marginalia

1825–35; < New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of Medieval Latin marginālis marginal

Words nearby marginalia

marginal probability, marginal sea, marginal sinus of placenta, marginal tax rate, marginal utility, marginalia, marginalize, marginate, margination, marginoplasty, margosa

Example sentences from the Web for marginalia

Essays and Marginalia, and Poems, with a memoir by his brother Derwent, appeared in 1851.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 |Various
This was one of Friedrich Wilhelm's marginalia in response to such a thing; and the mutinous whimper died out again.

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle
For the great owners of the past, certainly, we regret that they were so sparing in marginalia.

The Book-Hunter in London |William Roberts
Some of these marginalia were copied by subsequent scribes into the text, where, in our version, they still remain.

Who Wrote the Bible? |Washington Gladden

Poe said in one of his Marginalia that the man who dared to write the story of his heart would fire the paper upon which he wrote.

Iconoclasts |James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for marginalia

marginalia

/ (ˌmɑːdʒɪˈneɪlɪə) /

pl n

notes in the margin of a book, manuscript, or letter

Word Origin for marginalia

C19: New Latin, noun (neuter plural) from marginālis marginal