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{
"term": "marginal",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "small and not important",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a marginal improvement in weather conditions"
},
{
"text": "The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers."
},
{
"text": "The difference between the two estimates is marginal."
}
],
"synonyms": "slight"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "relating to or resulting from small changes",
"labels": "(economics)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "All three companies reported marginal revenue growth."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "not part of a main or important group or situation",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "marginal groups in society"
},
{
"text": "Welsh was considered a marginal language."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "won or lost by a very small number of votes and therefore very important or interesting as evidence of public opinion",
"labels": "(especially British English, politics)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **marginal seat/constituency**"
},
{
"text": "Their campaign targeted marginal constituencies."
},
{
"text": "They risk losing key marginal seats at the next election."
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "written in the margin of a page",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**marginal notes/comments**"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "that cannot produce enough good crops to make a profit",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Farming"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːdʒɪnl/",
"audio": "ma/marginal/marginal__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl/",
"audio": "ma/marginal/marginal__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin marginalis, from margo, margin- ‘edge’."
}