marginalia
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of marginalia
1825–35; < New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of Medieval Latin marginālis marginal
Example Sentences
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And because no year is complete without a bunch of Stephen Sondheim marginalia, I’ve added a few bonus tracks, including a snippet of a surprise, in his honor.
From New York Times
At first it appears messy, improvised and oblique — the sculptural equivalent of marginalia.
From Washington Post
The interstitial collage elements play the role of footnotes, or more accurately, the marginalia of a slightly older, wiser reader revisiting a beloved book.
From Los Angeles Times
It would be five more years before “In Search” was published in full and decades before an authoritative text was established from the morass of his marginalia.
From Washington Post
A critic could generate a whole book review simply by reproducing her marginalia.
From New York Times
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