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   mar·gin·al

   /ˈmärjənəl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or situated at the edge or margin of something: "marginal notes"
   • ▪ of secondary or minor importance; not central: "it seems likely to make only a marginal difference" Similar slightsmalltinyminutelowminorinsignificantminimalnegligibleOpposite vastgross
   • ▪ (of a decision or distinction) very narrow: "a marginal offside decision" Similar borderlinedisputablequestionabledoubtful
   • ▪ relating to water adjacent to the land's edge or coast: "water lilies and marginal aquatics"
   • ▪ (chiefly of costs or benefits) relating to or resulting from small or unit changes.
   • ▪ (of taxation) relating to increases in income.
   • ▪ (of a parliamentary seat) having a small majority and therefore at risk in an election.
   • ▪ close to the limit of profitability, especially through difficulty of exploitation: "marginal farmland"

   noun

   • 1. a plant that grows in water adjacent to the edge of land.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin marginalis, from margo, margin- (see margin).

   Derivatives

   • 1. marginality noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • M

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   • A

     1

   • R

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   • G

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   • I

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   • N

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   • A

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   • L

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