marginalia

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌmɑrdʒɪˈneɪliə/ UK /ˌmɑːdʒɪˈneɪliə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
notes written in the margins of a book or manuscript

Her marginalia revealed how closely she had read the text.

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Synonyms

1 noun · notes written in the... notesannotationsglossesscholiajottings

Word family

Related forms margin marginal marginalizemarginalization

Etymology

Modern Latin, neuter plural of marginālis ('marginal'), from Latin margō ('edge, border, margin'). Refers to notes written in the margins of a text.

marginālis la-med margō Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# marginalia

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɑrdʒɪˈneɪliə/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɑːdʒɪˈneɪliə/

## Meanings
1. notes written in the margins of a book or manuscript

## Examples
- Her marginalia revealed how closely she had read the text.

## Synonyms
- notes
- annotations
- glosses
- scholia
- jottings

## Related Forms
- margin
- marginal
- marginalize
- marginalization

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: marginālis
- Root: margō

## Etymology
Modern Latin, neuter plural of marginālis ('marginal'), from Latin margō ('edge, border, margin'). Refers to notes written in the margins of a text.

## AI Etymology
Marginalia has the etymology: Modern Latin, neuter plural of marginālis ('marginal'), from Latin margō ('edge, border, margin'). Refers to notes written in the margins of a text. The etymological trail includes Latin marginālis and Latin margō. As a noun, marginalia means notes written in the margins of a book or manuscript. The same family is visible in related forms such as margin, marginal, marginalize, and marginalization.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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