It's rare nowadays to see the marquee HTML element in modern websites, but in the early web, pages were sometimes loaded with constantly scrolling text.
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Marquee
//mɑː(ɹ)ˈkiː//
Synonyms for "marquee" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (9)
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12 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- маркиза noun (projecting canopy)
- навес noun (projecting canopy)
- шатра noun (large tent)
Finnish
2 entries- juhlateltta noun (large tent)
- valintatyökalu noun (selection tool)
French
1 entries- barnum noun (large tent)
German
4 entries- Festzelt noun (large tent)
- Laufschrift noun (a banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally)
- Lauftext noun (a banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally)
- Markise noun (projecting canopy)
Greek
3 entries- αντίσκηνο noun (large tent)
- κυλιόμενο μύνημα noun (a banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally)
- μαρκίζα noun (projecting canopy)
Hungarian
1 entries- vászontető noun (projecting canopy)
Italian
3 entries- padiglione noun (large tent)
- pensilina noun (projecting canopy)
- tendone noun (large tent)
Māori
1 entries- mākī noun (large tent)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- تنته noun (projecting canopy)
- صایوان noun (projecting canopy)
Russian
3 entries- марки́за noun (projecting canopy)
- наве́с noun (projecting canopy)
- шатёр noun (large tent)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- pùball noun (large tent)
Swahili
1 entries- hema noun (large tent)
Turkish
1 entries- sayvan noun (projecting canopy)
Ukrainian
1 entries- шатро noun (large tent)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Many theaters still have marquee signs over their entrances, advertising the current films being shown to passersby.
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The marquee collapsed halfway through the band's set.
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There was a bar inside the marquee at the village fete selling lukewarm beer and cider.
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