marginalia

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

/ ˌmɑr dʒəˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə /

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plural noun

marginal notes.

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Origin of marginalia

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

Words nearby marginalia

margin, margin account, marginal, marginal cost, marginal costing, marginalia, marginalization, marginalize, marginalized, marginally, marginal man

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How to use marginalia in a sentence

Several dozen of these surviving Hitler books contain marginalia.
Hitler's Private Library: An Excerpt|Timothy Ryback|October 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
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
In his marginalia he compares the methods of expression of Shakespeare with those of Beethoven.
War Letters of a Public-School Boy|Paul Jones.

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
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

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