margem

Portuguese

/ˈmaɻ.ʒẽ/, /ˈmaɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃/

noun
Definitions
  • bank (edge of river or lake)
  • edge of a surface
  • (typography) margin (edge of paper which remains blank)
  • margin (difference between results, characteristics, scores)
  • margin (permissible difference)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese margen inherited from Latin marginem derived from Proto-Indo-European *merg- (be dark, flicker, dim).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*merg-

Gloss

be dark, flicker, dim

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