Marginalia

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪliÉ™

Origin

From New Latin, from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginalis ("on the periphery"), from Latin margo ("border, edge")

Full definition of marginalia

Noun

1. Notes in the margin of a document.We actually know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript.----