Marginalia - #457 - a podcast by Word of the Day
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Today’s word of the day is marginalia, M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-A. Marginalia is a noun that means nonessential items.
You probably recognize the word margin, a word that, when used figuratively, may refer to a line that separates inclusion and exclusion from a group. Think of marginalia as the place someone or something winds up after being marginalized.
President Arthur was a figure of enormous importance. That’s why it pains me to see historians relegate his contributions to marginalia.
Once again, marginalia is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-A.
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