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marquee

[mahr-kee]

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noun

a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
a rooflike shelter, as of glass, projecting above an outer door and over a sidewalk or a terrace.
British.��Also a large tent or tentlike shelter with open sides, especially one for temporary use in outdoor entertainments, receptions, etc.

adjective

superlative; headlining.
a marquee basketball player.

marquee

/ ��ɑːˈ�쾱ː /

noun

a large tent used for entertainment, exhibition, etc
Also called: marquise.��a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc
(modifier) celebrated or pre-eminent
a marquee player

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Word History and Origins

Origin of marquee¹

1680–90; assumed singular of marquise, taken as plural

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Word History and Origins

Origin of marquee¹

C17 (originally an officer's tent): invented singular form of _marquise , erroneously taken to be plural

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Johnston went without a catch in two games last season, both coming in marquee matchups.

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Off-Broadway has been filled with marquee talents connecting with audiences whose main interest is potent work.

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But the marquee project for this announcement will surely be the long-awaited high-speed rail line between Liverpool and Manchester.

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So the band played their first UK gig for five years in a marquee on a Somerset playing field to a couple of thousand lucky people.

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“They said, ‘Just make sure you tell your seniors to take their photos beforehand, because when they leave graduation, there’s going to be a different thing on the marquee,’” she said.

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