how to pronounce marginal

/maʁ.ʒi.nal/

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marginal is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of marginal in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… mais ça reste très marginal donc la …”

meanings of marginal

adjective:

Written in the margin of a book; marginal.
Of, relating to, or located at a margin or an edge; marginal.
Of lesser importance; secondary.
Outside the mainstream; fringe, fringy.

noun:

A person that chose to live on the fringes of society; dropout, misfit.

marginal frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word marginal occurs in french on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.