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单词 marquee
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marquee

[ mahr-kee ]
/ mɑrˈki /
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noun

a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
a rooflike shelter, as of glass, projecting above an outer door and over a sidewalk or a terrace.
Also marquess, marquise .British. a large tent or tentlike shelter with open sides, especially one for temporary use in outdoor entertainments, receptions, etc.

adjective

superlative; headlining: a marquee basketball player.

Origin of marquee

1680–90; assumed singular of marquise, taken as plural

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marquee

marque, marquee , marquess, marquis, marquise

Words nearby marquee

marplot, Marprelate, Marq., Marquand, marque, marquee, Marquesan, Marquesas Islands, marquess, marquessate, marquetry
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British Dictionary definitions for marquee

marquee
/ (mɑːˈkiː) /

noun

a large tent used for entertainment, exhibition, etc
Also called: marquise mainly US and Canadian a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc
(modifier) mainly US and Canadian celebrated or pre-eminenta marquee player

Word Origin for marquee

C17 (originally an officer's tent): invented singular form of marquise, erroneously taken to be plural
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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