marginal — meaning in English

English meaning

• fringe noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
• marginal adj Located at or near an edge or border.

Senses

marginal is used for these senses in English:

• fringe Outside the mainstream.
• marginal (uncomparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
• marginal (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.

fringe — full definition

1. noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
2. noun The edge or outer part of something, away from the main or central area.
3. noun British English: hair that is cut to hang down over the forehead (American English: bangs).
4. adj Outside the mainstream; unconventional or extreme.
5. verb To form a border along the edge of something.

marginal — full definition

1. adj Located at or near an edge or border.
2. adj Very small in size or importance; barely significant.
3. adj Relating to a political seat won by a small majority.
4. noun A political constituency won by a small margin.

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