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Marking

//ˈmɑɹkɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of marking. countable, uncountable

    "The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home."

  2. 2
    the act of making a visible mark on a surface wordnet
  3. 3
    A mark. countable, uncountable

    "Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help."

  4. 4
    evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score wordnet
  5. 5
    The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a pattern of marks wordnet
  2. 7
    A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object. countable, uncountable

    "The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement."

  3. 8
    a distinguishing symbol wordnet
  4. 9
    Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mark form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing.

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