Marginalia: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Marginalia noun. Notes, comments or doodles written in the margins of a book or manuscript.
How to say it
mar-jih-NAY-lee-uh/ˌmɑːdʒɪˈneɪlɪə/
5 syllables, stressed on the third (NAY).
Marginalia in a sentence
The second-hand copy came with marginalia from a reader who clearly hated the hero.
Medieval marginalia include knights fighting snails and rabbits riding dogs.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- annotations
- notes
- glosses
- scribbles
Where marginalia comes from
From modern Latin, the plural of marginalis, of the margin, from margo, edge.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Medieval _____ include knights fighting snails and rabbits riding dogs.
- memoir
- marginalia
- hagiography
Show the answer
marginalia: Medieval marginalia include knights fighting snails and rabbits riding dogs.