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margin
What does margin mean?
margin (noun): the blank space that surrounds the text on a page.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use margin in a sentence?
- He jotted a note in the margin. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce margin?
/ˈmɑɹdʒən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does margin come from?
From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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