Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marginalia

/mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: mar-gi-na-lia
IPA: /mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Notes in the margin of a document.

Example Sentences

"We know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript."
"In so doing, he transforms the Foxian compulsion to distinguish true martyrs from false ones —and thus to differentiate his own saint-making project from medieval hagiography—into a model of textual criticism, directed at detecting and desanctifying the false martyr through the critical medium of marginalia."

Etymology

From New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (“on the periphery”), from Latin margō (“border, edge”). By surface analysis, marginal + -ia. Compare margin.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: marginālia, -, margō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/
British English: /mɑːd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/

Inflected Forms

marginale (singular) marginalium (singular)

Derived Forms

marginalian

Synonyms

apostil marginal note gloss

Rhymes With

australia genitalia azalea paraphernalia dahlia regalia saturnalia pharsalia glossolalia lupercalia echolalia realia

Questions

How do you pronounce marginalia?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/.
What does marginalia mean?: Notes in the margin of a document.
Where does marginalia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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