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marquee

Pronunciation: /mɑːˈkiː/
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Definition of marquee

noun

  • 1chiefly British a large tent used for social or commercial functions.
  • 2North American a canopy projecting over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, or other building.
  • [as modifier] leading; pre-eminent:a marquee player
    [with allusion to the practice of billing the name of an entertainer on the canopy over the entrance to a theatre]

Origin:

late 17th century: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee

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