Fringe
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- Any cultural manifestation not in the mainstream can be said to be on the fringe.
The term derives from
- A fringe is an ornamental appendage to the border of an item.
And is also found in:
- The fringe is a term used to refer to non-mainstream or "fringe" theatre, where experimental forms of stagecraft are performed. The Edinburgh Fringe, one of the Edinburgh festivals, is the world's largest fringe festival.
- Fringe science is a phrase used to describe scientific inquiry in an established field that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox theories.
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Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Latin fimbriae (“fibers", "threads", "fringe”) (plural). (Cognates include German Franse and Danish frynse.)
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