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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
fringe
/fɹɪndʒ/
noun1 of 2
the edge of something; such as the decorative edge on a piece of clothing
- “The job comes with a lot of fringe benefits.”Tatoeba
- “The fringe of your dress is beautiful.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
adjective2 of 2
Outside the mainstream.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)