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The team made a marginal improvement in its score.
What does Marginal mean?
Marginal means slight or near the edge.
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small, slight, or near the edge of something.
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There was a marginal note written beside the paragraph.
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The report showed only a marginal change, so the class looked closely at the data.
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WordMarginal.
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MeaningMarginal means slight or near the edge.
ExampleExample: The team made a marginal improvement in its score.
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- mar · juh · nul
- Strongest beat
- mar
- Ending
- nul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on mar.
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marginally
By a small amount or slightly.
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