margin
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈmɑrdʒɪn/
- He wrote his thoughts in the margin of the page to remember his ideas later.
- page margins
- write in the margins
- notes in the margins
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Watch on YouTubeAnd for me, that's my margin where it's quiet.
- And for me, that's my margin where it's quiet.
- But what about poems on fly leaves and margins, or sketches and doodles or expostulations?
- Where she had spent hours and hours with this book and she had made comments in the margins.
- I, I wish it was what Fermat originally said, which is, you know, it's, it's not, it's not small enough to fit in the margins of this page.
- And it's worth, you know, marking it up and, and, you know, having the hard copy writing in the the side notes, side margins.
Examples
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But there was a notation in the margin of his book.
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I am talking about the notes in the margins of the books.
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And anyway, he wrote in the margin, this is a good story.
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I learned your secret history, written in the margins... passed on like legend.
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It's a great big book with these big margins and red headings.
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It's mostly just numbers, some random notes in the margins, some Shakespeare quotes.
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Now, in the margin here, I wrote the verse that I sent to Mr. Hatcher.
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She wrote some notes in the margins.
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And if you turn to this page of Marjorie's book, you see this interesting reference in the margin which says Dame Julian.
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In subsequent readings, they made margin notes that captured initial impressions (Patton, 2002).
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
148
1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
76
1.0
A blank area between words when writing or typing
3
1.6
An empty area for writing or filling in information
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.6
Difference between the cost to make or buy something and its selling price shown as a percent
- Specialized
6
4.9
Part of sales left after paying the cost to make the goods, shown as a percent
- Specialized
4
8.2
A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level
- Specialized
1
7.2
An account at a broker that lets you borrow money to buy stocks using those stocks as security
- Specialized
1
4.1
The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales
- Formal
The extra money an insurance company keeps to show it can pay claims and debts
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
Margin comes from the old root marg- meaning 'edge' or 'border', so imagine the thin space at the edge of a page where you write small notes. That's why the margin is the blank space around the page for comments or notes.