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marginal
/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/
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What does marginal mean?
adjective
- Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
- Written in the margin of a book.
- Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
More meanings (7)
adjective
- Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
- Barely productive.
- Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.
- Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
- Marginalized.
noun
- Something or somebody that is marginal.
- A constituency won with a small margin.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/
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In the flowers of Saponaria officinalis Dr. Masters has observed instances of both marginal and free central placentation.
It must not be supposed, however, that one cannot have a border unless he has wide marginal spaces about his grounds.
More book examples (2)
Maria, in the course of the ensuing day, returned some of the books, with the hope of getting others—and more marginal notes.
In each verse the little weaknesses of someone present were exhibited in more or less strong relief, and in between there were marginal remarks in prose.