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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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