paginal

American  

[paj-uh-nl] / ˈpædʒ ə nl /

adjective

1. of or relating to pages.

2. consisting of pages.

3. page for page.

   a paginal reprint.

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paginal British  

/ ˈpædʒɪnəl /

adjective

1. page-for-page

   paginal facsimile

2. of, like, or consisting of pages

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Other Word Forms

• unpaginal adjective

Etymology

Origin of paginal

First recorded in 1640–50, paginal is from the Late Latin word pāginālis of, belonging to a page. See page ¹, -al ¹

Example Sentences

—D. Q. is referred to Montaigne, who is the author of the passage; but not having access to his works, I am not able to give a paginal reference.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, the ideal of paginal beauty would be reached by leaving both the text and the illustrative design to hand, if not to one hand.

From Project Gutenberg

F. T. The Weekly Pacquet and the Popish Courant is one and the same periodical, the latter being merely an appendix to the former, and printed continuously, as shown by the running paginal figures; so that when Chief Justice Scroggs prohibited the publication of the former, he at the same time suppressed the latter.

From Project Gutenberg

The insertion of paginal figures to the Advertisement pages of "N. & Q." was considered at the time the change was made, when it was hinted to us that many of our subscribers would wish to retain those pages.

From Project Gutenberg

It is impossible in a short space to comment to any adequate extent upon the work of such eminent artists as Jean Foucquet, Don Giulio Clovio, Sano di Pietro, and Liberale da Verona; they were technically at the head of their art, and yet, so far as taste in book decoration is to be considered, their work would be more satisfactory as framed miniatures than as marginal or paginal ornament.

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