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- [mahr-juh-nl]
- /ˈmɑr dʒə nl/
- /ˈmɑː.dʒɪ.nəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahr-juh-nl]
- /ˈmɑr dʒə nl/
Definitions of marginal word
- adjective marginal pertaining to a margin. 1
- adjective marginal situated on the border or edge. 1
- adjective marginal at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient: marginal subsistence; marginal ability. 1
- adjective marginal written or printed in the margin of a page: a marginal note. 1
- adjective marginal Sociology. marked by contact with disparate cultures, and acquiring some but not all the traits or values common to any one of them. 1
- adjective marginal Economics. selling goods at a price that just equals the additional cost of producing the last unit supplied. of or relating to goods produced and marketed at margin: marginal profits. 1
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Origin of marginal
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80, marginal is from the Medieval Latin word marginālis of, pertaining to an edge. See margin, -al1
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Parts of speech for Marginal
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marginal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for marginal
adj marginal
- negligible — so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- minimal — constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
adjective marginal
- borderline — The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
- fringe — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- irrelevant — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
Antonyms for marginal
adj marginal
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- internal — situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- major — Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
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