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NARROW MARGIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does narrow margin mean?
• NARROW MARGIN (noun)
The noun NARROW MARGIN has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: NARROW MARGIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small margin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
narrow margin; narrowness; slimness
Context example:
the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote
Hypernyms ("narrow margin" is a kind of...):
margin (an amount beyond the minimum necessary)
Context examples
This narrow margin of grass between the path and the flower-bed.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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