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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgruppo marginale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɡruppo marˈdʒinale
"Si trattava di un piccolo gruppo marginale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small group of people whose opinions, ideas, or beliefs are very different from those of the majority of society.
"The political rally was attended mostly by members of a radical fringe group." - 2
An unofficial faction or minority subset operating on the periphery of a larger organization or professional field.
"A scientific fringe group claimed to have discovered perpetual motion."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'fringe', originating from Middle English 'fringe' (from Old French 'frenge', ultimately from Latin 'fimbria' meaning border or fiber), combined with 'group', adopted into English in the 17th century from Italian 'gruppo'. The compound 'fringe group' emerged in 20th-century socio-political discourse to denote factions existing at the outermost margins of established ideological or cultural movements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fringe group" is said worldwide
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groupe marginal
Transliteration: grup mar.ʒi.nal
"Ce mouvement est souvent perçu comme un groupe marginal."
Randgruppe
Transliteration: ˈʁantˌɡʁʊpə
"Die Ideen wurden nur von einer kleinen Randgruppe vertreten."
gruppo marginale
Transliteration: ˈɡruppo marˈdʒinale
"Si trattava di un piccolo gruppo marginale."
grupo minoritario
Transliteration: ˈɡɾupo minoɾiˈtaɾjo
"El manifiesto fue publicado por un grupo minoritario."
grupo marginal
Transliteration: ˈɡɾu.pu maɾʒiˈnaw
"Eles formam um pequeno grupo marginal na sociedade."
सीमांत समूह
Transliteration: seemant samooh
"यह विचार किसी मुख्य धारा का नहीं बल्कि एक सीमांत समूह का है।"
边缘群体
Transliteration: biān yuán qún tǐ
"这个激进的观点仅流传于边缘群体中。"
소수 집단
Transliteration: sosU jipdan
"그들은 사회의 변방에 위치한 소수 집단이다."
周辺グループ
Transliteration: shūhen gurūpu
"その理論は一部の周辺グループによって支持されている。"
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