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Marga vs Marge - What's the difference?

marga | marge |

As a proper noun marga

is , short for margarete ( =margaret).

As a verb marge is

.

marga

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (South Asia) The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as opposed to modern or regional developments.
  • (Hinduism, yoga) Any of various paths or courses seen as leading to enlightenment.
  • (Buddhism) The Eightfold Path.
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    marge

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) marge, from (etyl) margo, of (etyl) origin.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Border; margin; edge; verge.
  • * 1610 , , act 4 scene 1
  • [...] And thy sea-marge , sterile and rocky-hard,
    Where thou thyself dost air [...]
  • * 1874 ,
  • the long curved crest
    Which swells out two leagues from the river marge .
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1907 , title=(The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses) , author=Robert W. Service , chapter=(The Cremation of Sam McGee) , passage=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."}}

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from the word margarine .

    Noun

    marge (uncountable )
  • (colloquial, UK, NZ) margarine.
  • Anagrams

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