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marginalia

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mar⋅gi⋅na⋅li⋅a

  [mahr-juh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh]
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–plural noun
marginal notes.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL, n. use of neut. pl. of ML marginālis marginal
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mar·gi·na·li·a   (mär'jə-nā'lē-ə)   
pl.n.  Notes in the margin or margins of a book.

[New Latin, neuter pl. of Medieval Latin marginālis, marginal, from Latin margō, margin-, margin; see margin.]
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