marginalia

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪliə

Etymology

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

Noun

marginalia (plural only)

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.