marginal
adjective
/ˈmaː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/
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/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/
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/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/
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- (uncomparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
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marginal,
périphérique
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- (politics, chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, of a constituency) 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.
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marginal,
médiocre
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- (geography) Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
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adjacent,
limitrophe,
voisin
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- 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.
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médiocre,
pauvre
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margin
noun
/ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪn/
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/ˈmɑːɹd͡ʒ(ə)n/
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- (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
- The edge or border of any flat surface.
- (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
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marge
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marginalization
noun
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- The act of marginalizing or something marginalized.
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marginalisation
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marginalize
verb
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- (transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
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marginaliser
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marginally
adverb
/ˈmɑɹd͡ʒɪnəli/
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/ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪnəli/
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- In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.
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marginalement
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