Meanings
nounmarginal note (plural marginal notes)
plural marginal notes
- A note in the margin of a document.
Not indeed for the sake of the Tract itself, which we admire little ; but of the marginal Notes, evidently in Teufelsdröckh's hand, which rather copiously fringe it.
1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Helotage”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 156Synonyms: marginalia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA note in the margin of a document.
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Arabic مُلَاحَظَة هَامِشِيَّة
- مُلَاحَظَة هَامِشِيَّةnote in the margin
Chinese Mandarin 旁註 /旁注
- 旁註 /旁注 (pángzhù)note in the margin
German Randvermerk, Randnotiz
- Randvermerknote in the margin
- Randnotiznote in the margin
Indonesian catatan tepi, takarir
- catatan tepinote in the margin
- takarirnote in the margin
- taklikatnote in the margin
Polish uwaga na marginesie
- uwaga na marginesienote in the margin
Portuguese nota à margem
- nota à margemnote in the margin
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“marginal note.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marginal%20note. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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