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marginal

[ mahr-juh-nl ]
/ ˈmɑr dʒə nl /
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Origin of marginal

First recorded in 1570–80; from Medieval Latin marginālis “of or pertaining to an edge”; see margin, -al1

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British Dictionary definitions for marginal

marginal
/ (ˈmɑːdʒÉȘnəl) /

adjective
noun
politics, mainly British and NZ a marginal constituency

Derived forms of marginal

marginality (ˌmɑːdʒÉȘˈnĂŠlÉȘtÉȘ), nounmarginally, adverb
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