Definition of marginata
1. marginal [ a ] at or constituting a border or edge
Examples:
"the marginal strip of beach"
(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)
Although the theological forms of the past continue to exist in a way they do not in a more secularized situation , the striking thing is the rapidity with which they are being reduced to a marginal existence .
(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
Even the non church_members - the freewheelers , marginal religionists and_so_on - have the values of Christian civilization internalized in them .
Synonyms marginal fringe fringy edge Related Terms peripheral2. marginal [ a ] of questionable or minimal quality
Examples:
"borderline grades"
"marginal writing ability"
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
It can put an end to marginal claims which play havoc with your insurance rates .
Synonyms marginal borderline Related Terms minimal3. marginal [ a ] of a bare living gained by great labor
Examples:
"the sharecropper's hardscrabble life"
"a marginal existence"
(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)
Hino was the fourth son of an elderly farmer who lived on the coast , in Chiba , and divided his life between the land and the sea , supplementing the marginal livelihood on his small rented farm with seasonal employment on a fishing_boat .
Synonyms marginal hardscrabble Related Terms meager4. marginal [ a ] just barely adequate or within a lower limit
Examples:
"a bare majority"
"a marginal victory"
5. marginal [ a ] of something or someone close to a lower limit or lower class
Examples:
"marginal abilities"
6. marginal [ a ] producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
Examples:
"marginal industries"
"marginal land"
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