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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•quee /mɑrˈki/USA pronunciation n. [countable],pl. -quees. - Architecturea cover that sticks out over the entrance to a building.
- British Termsa large outdoor tent for sheltering a party.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•quee (mär kē′),USA pronunciation n. - Architecturea tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
- Architecturea rooflike shelter, as of glass, projecting above an outer door and over a sidewalk or a terrace.
- British TermsAlso, marquess, marquise. a large tent or tentlike shelter with open sides, esp. one for temporary use in outdoor entertainments, receptions, etc.
adj. - superlative;
headlining:a marquee basketball player.
- assumed singular of marquise, taken as plural 1680–90
+ adj. - superlative;
headlining:a marquee basketball player.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marquee /mɑːˈkiː/ n - a large tent used for entertainment, exhibition, etc
Also called: marquise chiefly US Canadian a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc
Etymology: 17th Century (originally an officer's tent): invented singular form of marquise, erroneously taken to be plural |