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Meaning of "marquee" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MARQUEE

(Originally an officer's tent): invented singular form of marquise, erroneously taken to be plural.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MARQUEE

marquee  [mɑːˈkiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARQUEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Marquee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MARQUEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Marquee

Marquee may refer to: ▪ Marquee, a sign placed over the entrance to a hotel or theatre or a sign that displays messages such as those used in front of churches and schools. Marquees are also used to illuminate the name of an arcade game at the top of its cabinet. ▪ Marquee, a large tent, generally used as a temporary building ▪ "Marquee", a song by Superchunk from their 1997 album Indoor Living ▪ Marquee element, an HTML tag that makes text scroll across the page as if on a marquee ▪ Marquee Cinemas, a movie theater chain in the United States ▪ Marquee Club, commonly called The Marquee, a rock club in London ▪ Marquee player, a player in the Australian A-League whose salary is exempt from capping ▪ Marquee selection or Marching ants, an animation technique often found in selection tools of computer graphics programs ▪ Marquee Theatre, a concert venue in Tempe, Arizona, United States...

Definition of marquee in the English dictionary

The first definition of marquee in the dictionary is a large tent used for entertainment, exhibition, etc. Other definition of marquee is Also called: marquise a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc. Marquee is also celebrated or pre-eminent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MARQUEE


alfaki
ˌælfəˈkiː
alfaqui
ˌælfəˈkiː
chickee
tʃɪˈkiː
croquis
krɒˈkiː
Lung-chi
ˈlʊŋˈkiː
Lungki
ˈlʊŋˈkiː
maquis
mɑːˈkiː
miskey
ˌmɪsˈkiː
off-key
ˌɒfˈkiː
offkey
ˌɒfˈkiː
rakee
rɑːˈkiː
raki
rɑːˈkiː
rekey
riːˈkiː
Torquay
ˌtɔːˈkiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARQUEE

maroquin
maror
Maros
marplot
Marprelate
Marq.
Marquand
marque
Marquesan
Marquesas Islands
marquess
marquessate
marqueterie
marquetries
marquetry
Marquette
marquis
marquisate
marquise
marquisette

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARQUEE

agree
as far as I can see
at the top of the tree
bee
coffee
committee
dee
degree
distinguee
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employee
evacuee
fee
feel free
for free
free
guarantee
lee
must-see
see

Synonyms and antonyms of marquee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «marquee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARQUEE

Find out the translation of marquee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of marquee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «marquee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

帐篷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marquesina
570 millions of speakers

English

marquee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मार्की
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سرادق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шатер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

marquise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃহৎ শিবির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chapiteau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Marquee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

玄関ひさし
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윤곽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Marquee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

marquee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंडप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tente
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tendone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

namiot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шатро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

marquee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

marquee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

markiestent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marquee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

marquee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marquee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARQUEE»

The term «marquee» is very widely used and occupies the 22.664 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARQUEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «marquee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «marquee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marquee

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6 QUOTES WITH «MARQUEE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word marquee.
1
Bobby Keys
I've never thought of my name at the top of the marquee in any particular terms other than, you know, slight bewilderment.
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Kara Lindsay
I did 'Lone Star Love' in 2007 with Randy Quaid, and that was supposed to come to Broadway at the Belasco and a marquee went up and everything... and it all fell apart, and that marquee came right down, and we got severance pay. And, it was very sad.
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Meat Loaf
When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.
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Marla Maples
I went to work. That was a turning point. When you have to do eight shows a week and your name is on the marquee, no matter what is going on at home or what's on the cover of the newspapers, you've got to do your job.
5
Gloria Swanson
All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in.
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Paul Walker
I hope I'm in a position to make stuff that I really want to make as opposed to stuff that I just have to make for money reasons, or to sustain a certain marquee value.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARQUEE»

Discover the use of marquee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marquee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4: Introductory Concepts and Techniques
5 Single R°W and Single The Rectangular Marquee tool is the default marquee tool that selects a rectangular '- Column Marquee Tools - - - - In . . or square portion ofthe image or photo. The Elliptical Marquee tool allows you to select an To ...
Gary Shelly, Joy Starks, 2009
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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Revealed
Marquee PHOTOSHOP 4-4 Making Selections TABLE 1: SELECTION TOOLS BY SHAPE Creates a rectangular selection. ... 0 In this lesson, you'll make selections using a marquee tool and a lasso tool, position a selection with the Move tool, ...
Elizabeth Reding, 2012
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Photoshop CS3 Channels and Masks Bible
Working with the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools The Rectangular Marquee tool and its sibling, the Elliptical Marquee tool, are used to select a rectangular, square, elliptical, or circular shape within your image. To select a rectangular ...
Stephen Romaniello, 2007
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Visual Basic 6 Secrets
Creating. a. Marquee. Effect. A marquee effect — moving shapes that appear to be lit on the edge of a form — is quite an attention grabber (as you can see from Figure 19-3). Fie Spccwl EFIect.: Text About ...
Harold Davis, 1998
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Photoshop CS5: The Missing Manual
Grab the Elliptical Marquee tool and select the part of the image you want to vignette (here, the armadillo's head). Peek at your Layers panel to make sure the correct photo layer is selected (the armadillo) and position your mouse near the ...
Lesa Snider, 2010
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Programming the Mobile Web
A marquee is generally a text that scrolls from one side ofthe screen to the other, wrapping around continuously. In some mobile browsers it can contain any HTML code, including images and even tables. However, don't scroll too much heavy ...
Maximiliano Firtman, 2013
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Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Unleashed
CHAPTER 14 When the marquee does not fill the width of the browser's window, you'll find the alignment options on the Formatting toolbar to be useful. For example, you can use the Align Right button to align the marquee with the right ...
William R. Stanek, 2001
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Special Edition Using Adobe GoLive 6
To make your comments boldly public and allow text to scroll on your page, you can make use of a marquee, as implied in Figure 13.3. Although lacking the same glamour or glitter, the marquee attempts to imitate the lighted signage of classic ...
Brian Dunning, Allyson Knox, Lori Becker, 2002
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Core CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
The proposed CSS3 marquee sub-familv of properties is used to produce a scrolling displav of text or other block-level elements on a page. In an odd wav it resurrects and expands the functionalitv of the old Internet Explorer-specific ...
Keith Schengili-Roberts, 2004
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Photoshop CS3 Bible
The marquee tools are more versatile than they may appear at first glance. You can adjust the performance of each tool as follows: n Constraining to a square or circle: Press and hold Shift after beginning your drag to draw a perfect square ...
Laurie Ulrich Fuller, Robert C. Fuller, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARQUEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marquee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Teachers at Thorndon school use marquee, staff room and library as …
Currently the school has 83 pupils - one off it's 84 limit and is using various different rooms for teaching including a marquee, the staff room and ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
Sydney FC marquee Holosko tipped to shine
Capped 65 times, the Slovakian international was announced as the Sky Blues' marquee signing on Monday, joining from Turkish giants ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
3
Ben Sherman sold to Marquee Brands | Business | The Guardian
Marquee Brands, controlled by the US investment group Neuberger Berman, is buying the loss-making business for £41m from its current ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Sydney FC sign Slovakian international Filip Holosko on two-year …
Sydney FC have confirmed Slovakian international Filip Holosko will be their new marquee player, with the forward signing a two-year deal on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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See the Brand New Hedwig Marquee Featuring Taye Diggs - Playbill
A Fresh Look for the Belasco! See the Brand New Hedwig Marquee Featuring Taye Diggs. By .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) «Playbill.com, Jul 15»
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Heavy rains and sprint car race give Eldora tight turnaround - San …
Eldora hosts the Truck Series on Wednesday night in what's become a marquee event on the NASCAR schedule. This year's field includes ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
Sandringham garden party overcomes flying marquee!
The stormy weather of Sunday morning had blown away the marquee that had been due to host the event in the garden. In the end, though, ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
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The Rolling Stones Release Live At The Marquee Club - Noise11.com
Rolling Stones Marquee Club 1971, music news, noise11.com. Rolling Stones Marquee Club 1971. The Rolling Stones Release Live At The ... «Noise11, Jul 15»
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Former MLB star Damon continues marquee lineup of guests at …
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Former Major League Baseball star Johnny Damon was the guest of honor Sunday at The Ripken Experience as the ... «SCNow, Jul 15»
10
Morning Marquee: Jake Arrieta dominates the Braves; Jackson DFA
The Chicago Cubs and Jake Arrieta started off the second half of the season with a bang by taking the final two games of a weekend series ... «Cubbies Crib, Jul 15»

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