marquee
marquee Lexical Profile
marquee Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A permanent canopy or roof-like projection over the entrance of a theater, hotel, or similar building, often displaying illuminated signs or performance details.
"We waited for our friends right under the theater marquee before the play started."
British A large tent used for outdoor social events, exhibitions, or commercial functions.
"The wedding reception was held in a beautifully decorated marquee on the lawns of the manor."
A graphical interface element in software, such as a scrolling text display on a webpage or a moving dashed line used to select an area within an image editor.
"Use the marquee tool in Photoshop to select a rectangular portion of the image."
• Rhymes for marquee
Word Origin & Etymology
Late 17th century: A back-formation from the French word 'marquise' (marchioness). The term originally referred to a large, elegant tent deemed suitable for a person of rank. English speakers mistakenly interpreted the final 's' sound as a plural marker and dropped it to create the singular 'marquee'.
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