Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marginal sea

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: marginal sea
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas.

Example Sentences

"The Attorneys General of California, Louisiana and Maryland today urged continued state control of oil operations on land beneath marginal seas while the dispute over whether the states or the Federal Government owns these lands is being settled."

Inflected Forms

marginal seas (plural)

Questions

What does marginal sea mean?: A part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas.

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