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- pronunciation:
- mar
jihn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A margin is an edge or the area near it.
Wildflowers are growing at the margin of the woods.It is not safe to drive along the margin of a highway.- synonyms:
- border, frame, rim
- similar words:
- boundary, circuit, edge, hem, lip
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| definition 2: |
When we write or type on a page, we usually leave some blank space all along the right side of the page and all along the left side of the page. These blank areas are called margins. Margins go down the edges of the page.
The teacher asked us to leave wider margins on our papers. Some kids were writing too close to the edges.The book I got from the library had things written in pencil in some of the margins. My mom said that people shouldn't do that in a library book.- similar words:
- border, edge, frame
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| related words: |
line, minimum |
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