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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

주변의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jubyeon-ui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Marginal/ˈmɑːdʒɪ.nəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"책의 주변 주석은 추가적인 통찰을 제공했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or situated at the edge or margin of something.

    "The marginal notes in the book provided additional insights."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that is considered insignificant or peripheral.

    "In the discussion, he felt like a marginal voice, overshadowed by more dominant opinions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margo meaning 'edge' or 'margin'. It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, initially relating to written notes in the margin of a page, before expanding in the 19th and 20th centuries to economic, social, and mathematical contexts meaning 'at the limit' or 'of minor importance'.

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