"marge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɑɹd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /mɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-marge.wav Forms: marges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: From French marge, from Latin margo. Doublet of margin and margo. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|marge}} French marge, {{uder|en|la|margo}} Latin margo, {{doublet|en|margin|margo}} Doublet of margin and margo Head templates: {{en-noun}} marge (plural marges)
  1. (archaic) Margin; edge; brink or verge. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-marge-en-noun-i3-vNTQS Categories (other): English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɑɹd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /mɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-marge.wav Forms: marges [plural], marg [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: Clipping of margarine. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|margarine}} Clipping of margarine Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} marge (usually uncountable, plural marges)
  1. (informal, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) Margarine. Tags: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, informal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-marge-en-noun-wj5j~Jwd Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 43 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 2 34 2 23 28 1 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /mɑɹd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /mɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-marge.wav Forms: marges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ Head templates: {{en-noun}} marge (plural marges)
  1. (MLE) Mother. Tags: Multicultural-London-English
    Sense id: en-marge-en-noun-D8R-RXlL Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Female family members Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 43 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 2 34 2 23 28 1 7 Disambiguation of Female family members: 2 34 64 Synonyms: dam [obsolete], mater [formal], matriarch, mother, Mother, Colloquial or slang synonyms:, ma [Irish, Scouse, US], mam, mama, mamaw, mamma, mammaw, mammy, mamsie, mamsy, meemaw, memaw, mom [US, informal], Mom [US, informal], moms [African-American-Vernacular-English], momma [US], mommy [US, childish], Mommy [US, childish], momsy [US], motherling [diminutive], mum [British], Mum [British], mummy [British, childish], Mummy [British, childish], mumsy [British], mutha [Geordie], old lady [derogatory]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Till I came to the marge of Lake Lebarge, and a derelict there lay; / It was jammed in the ice, but I saw in a trice it was called the \"Alice May.\" / And I looked at it, and I thought a bit, and I looked at my frozen chum: / Then \"Here,\" said I, with a sudden cry, \"is my cre-ma-tor-eum.\"",
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        "Margin; edge; brink or verge."
      ],
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          "Margin",
          "margin"
        ],
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "brink",
          "brink"
        ],
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          "verge",
          "verge"
        ]
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        "(archaic) Margin; edge; brink or verge."
      ],
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        "archaic"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/mɑɹd͡ʒ/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑːd͡ʒ/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)dʒ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "marge"
}

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        "plural"
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Irish English",
        "New Zealand English"
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        "Margarine."
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          "text": "Had four bills and I bought me a car / Little red whip that I bought for my marge",
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              67
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        "(MLE) Mother."
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
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        },
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        {
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        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
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        {
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        {
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          ],
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        },
        {
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            "African-American-Vernacular-English"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
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            "US"
          ],
          "word": "momma"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
          "tags": [
            "US",
            "childish"
          ],
          "word": "mommy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
          "tags": [
            "US",
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          ],
          "word": "Mommy"
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            "US"
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        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "tags": [
            "British"
          ],
          "word": "mum"
        },
        {
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          "word": "Mum"
        },
        {
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        },
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            "British"
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          "word": "mumsy"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "mutha"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:mother",
          "tags": [
            "derogatory"
          ],
          "word": "old lady"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)dʒ"
    }
  ],
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}

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