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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
marquee en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Most famous; preeminent.
The marquee product was his Salvador lager beer, which, he claimed in the advertising material from the first decade of the twentieth century, was Canada's most famous brew.
2014, Jordan St. John, Lost Breweries of Toronto, →ISBN:Without adoubt, Brees was a marquee player.
2012, Joe Tiller, Tiller: Not Your Average Joe, →ISBN:Many of the marquee names in Democratic politics began quickly lining up behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, but one towering presence in the party was conspicuously and purposefully absent: Barack Obama.
2024 July 22, Glenn Thrush, “Why Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Harris”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:But as the marquee device has grown older and its improvements have gotten more incremental, the tech giant has shifted its focus to younger products with more runway for innovation: the Apple Watch and AirPods.
2022 September 7, Tripp Mickle, Brian X. Chen, “Apple Extends Reach With $800 Watch, as New iPhone Inches Along”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Even after a marquee player is traded, he can have a lasting impact on the franchise for which he made his mark.
2013, Vince Gennaro, Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, →ISBN, page 96:Fashion Week is a marquee event providing a consolidated platform for the display of high-quality designer fashion.
2013, Kim Williams, Jennifer Laing, Warwick Frost, Fashion, Design and Events, →ISBN, page 89:
marquee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, UK) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
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(US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
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(US, qualifier:by generalization) Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
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An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.
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(Internet) A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
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In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.
Forms
Deriveds
marqueelike · marquee value · marquee player
Synonyms
chase lights · big top · chaser lights · marching ants
Translations (30)
el αντίσκηνο (large tent) · fi valintatyökalu (selection tool) · ota تنته (projecting canopy) · ota صایوان (projecting canopy) · bg маркиза (projecting canopy) · de Lauftext (a banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally) · ru марки́за (projecting canopy) · sk šapitó (large tent) · de Festzelt (large tent) · hu vászontető (projecting canopy) · de Laufschrift (a banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally) · ru шатёр (large tent) · uk шатро (large tent) · el μαρκίζα (projecting canopy) · it pensilina (projecting canopy) · el κυλιόμενο μύνημα (a banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally) · de Vordach (projecting canopy) · de Markise (projecting canopy) · tr sayvan (projecting canopy) · it tendone (large tent) · bg навес (projecting canopy) · fr barnum (large tent) · gd pùball (large tent) · it padiglione (large tent) · sk šapito (large tent) · fi juhlateltta (large tent) · sw hema (large tent) · mi mākī (large tent) · ru наве́с (projecting canopy) · bg шатра (large tent)
marquee en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
Meanings
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To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.
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To display text prominently at the top, as in a video.
The text was marqueed at the end of the presentation.
Forms