Marquee

//mɑː(ɹ)ˈkiː// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Most famous; preeminent. not-comparable

    "Without adoubt, Brees was a marquee player."

Noun
  1. 1
    A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment. Australia, British, New-Zealand
  2. 2
    permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. wordnet
  3. 3
    A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it. US
  4. 4
    large and often sumptuous tent wordnet
  5. 5
    Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee. US
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  1. 6
    An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.
  2. 7
    A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally. Internet
  3. 8
    In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.

    "Rectangular Marquee Tool"

Verb
  1. 1
    To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.
  2. 2
    To display text prominently at the top, as in a video. i.e. The text was marqueed at the end of the presentation. Marquee it.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.

Etymology 2

From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.

Etymology 3

From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.

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