marquee
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marquee
- /(ˌ)mɑː(ɹ)ˈkiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
noun marquees
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A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
Similar: big top
- 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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Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
Similar: chase lights, chaser lights
- An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.
- 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.
Rectangular Marquee Tool
Similar: marching ants
adjective
- Most famous; preeminent. Without adoubt, Brees was a marquee player.
verb marquees · marqueeing · marqueed
- To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.
- To display text prominently at the top, as in a video. The text was marqueed at the end of the presentation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pavilion, marquise, poster, lodge, ensign, flag, flagship, lighthouse, big top, canvas, mess tent, tent, field tent, marae, tentory, billboard
Translations
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noun large tent
| Kiswahili | hema |
|---|---|
| Français | barnum |
| Deutsch | Festzelt |
| Italiano | padiglione, tendone |
| Ελληνικά | αντίσκηνο antískino |
| Русский | шатёр šatjór |
noun projecting canopy
| Deutsch | Vordach, Markise |
|---|---|
| Italiano | pensilina |
| Ελληνικά | μαρκίζα markíza |
| Русский | марки́за markíza, наве́с navés |
noun a banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally
| Deutsch | Lauftext, Laufschrift |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κυλιόμενο μύνημα kyliómeno mýnima |
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title = {marquee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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