margin
The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
Other meanings
The edge or border of any flat surface.
The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
Related words
- admarginate
- intermargin
- marginless
- marginirostral
- marginotomy
- overmargin
- palaeomargin
- paleomargin
- remargin
- retromargin
- submargin
- undermargin
Word history
From Old French "margin".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “margin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.