marginaliteit

Dutch

Etymology

From marginaal +‎ -iteit: from French marginal, from Medieval Latin marginalis, itself from Latin margo 'edge' (from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- "edge, boundary") + -alis '-al'.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mar‧gi‧na‧li‧teit

Noun

marginaliteit f (uncountable)

  1. the status marginality, being marginal, outcast etc.
  2. (absolute use, direct article only: de marginaliteit) A marginal way of life, life on the edge, living as an outcast
    Na zijn bankroet belandde hij definitief in de marginaliteit. ― After his bankruptcy, he landed in the edge for good.
  • marginaal
  • marginaliseren
  • marginaliteitsbeginsel
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