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margin

 
/ˈmɑr·dʒɪn/ n [C] (BORDER)

Definition

the border of empty space around the written or printed text on a page: She was in the habit of making notes in the margins of her textbooks.
(Definition of margin n (BORDER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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