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marked

Syllabification: (marked)
Pronunciation: /märkt/
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Definition of marked

adjective

  • 1having a visible mark:plants with beautifully marked leaves
  • (of playing cards) having distinctive marks on their backs to assist cheating.
  • Linguistics (of words or forms) distinguished by a particular feature:the word “drake” is semantically marked as masculine; the unmarked form is “duck.”
  • 2clearly noticeable; evident:a marked increase in sales

Derivatives

markedness

Pronunciation: /ˈmärkidnis/
noun

marked in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of marked in the British & World English dictionary
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