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marginal

/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/

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What does marginal mean?

adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
  2. Written in the margin of a book.
  3. Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
More meanings (7)

adjective

  1. 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.
  2. Barely productive.
  3. 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.
  4. Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
  5. Marginalized.

noun

  1. Something or somebody that is marginal.
  2. 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.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
It must not be supposed, however, that one cannot have a border unless he has wide marginal spaces about his grounds.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
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Maria, in the course of the ensuing day, returned some of the books, with the hope of getting others—and more marginal notes.
Mary WollstonecraftMaria; Or, The Wrongs of WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #134
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.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414