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Learn “Marginal”

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Marginal

adjective/MAR-jin-ul/

Meaning

So small or slight that it barely makes a difference.

In context

Our team won by a marginal amount, just one point ahead.

Remember it

A margin is the thin edge of a page — marginal things sit right at the small edge.

Use it well

Use to stress that a difference is tiny and almost not worth counting.