marginalia

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marginalia

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

Rhymes with -eɪliə

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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.

noun marginale · marginalium

plural, plural normally 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.
Similar: apostil, marginal note, gloss

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

Português	notas à margem, nota à margem
Deutsch	Randnote
العربية	مُلَاحَظَة هَامِشِيَّة

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@misc{marginalia_2026,
  title = {marginalia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marginalia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}