Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with fringe in American Collocation
fringe
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/frɪndʒ/
outer
extreme
outer
The outer fringes of the planet’s atmosphere reach almost 600 kilometres into space.
of a particular type
coastal
rural
suburban
upland
urban
Erosion threatens the coastal fringe of the park.
extreme
loony
lunatic
outer
radical
wilder
There is a lunatic fringe in any statistically large group of people.
They were discussing subjects on the wilder fringes of their discipline.