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marked
(marked)
Pronunciation:
/mɑːkt/
adjective
1
having a visible mark or marking:
a houseplant with beautifully marked, dark green 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
2
clearly noticeable:
a marked increase in UK sales
Derivatives
markedness
noun
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