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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:

1. a small marginplay

  Familiarity information: NARROW MARGIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NARROW MARGIN (noun)


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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