noun · rare

marginalia

mar·gi·na·lia

marginalia · marginalias

Randnote

Notes in the margin of a documentNotes in the margin of a document.

UK/mɑːd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/US/mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/

Meaning

1 senses

(plural, usually plural)Notes in the margin of a document.
We know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript.
Randnote
notes written in the margin

Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

notes in the margin of document — see also marginal note:

Origin

From New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Mediev

From New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (“on the periphery”), from Latin margō (“border, edge”). By surface analysis, marginal + -ia. Compare margin.

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