marginal
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/mˈɑːd‍ʒÉĒnə‍l/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "marginal"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

away from borders or edges with a little or no distance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The paper had marginal space left on the edges for notes and comments.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āύ⧋āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•, āϤ⧁āĻšā§āĻ›

having limited significance or importance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her role in the project was marginal, as she only provided occasional assistance.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ occasional āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ

(of a land) having limited productivity, often only capable of producing enough to cover the costs of farming
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers often struggle with marginal land that yields minimal profits.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧂āύāϤāĻŽ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

not part of the main group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Marginal workers struggle to secure fair wages and benefits.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻŽāϜ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ

below the expected standard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The restaurant received marginal reviews from critics.
āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

having the capacity to be won or lost by only a few votes in an election
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The party invested significant resources in campaigning for marginal constituencies.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧀ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

a plant that grows in the transition zone between land and water, typically in wetlands or along shorelines
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Some marginals can tolerate both water and land, making them versatile for landscaping.
āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āϜāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧāχ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻĒāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āφāϏāύ, āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧀ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž

a political seat or position that is won by a small margin, often with a close contest in elections
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The results were tight, with a few marginals determining the overall winner.
āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āϟāĻžāχāϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

marginality
marginalize
marginally
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