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marked

[ mahrkt, mahr-kid ]

adjective

  1. strikingly noticeable; conspicuous:

    with marked success.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. watched as an object of suspicion or vengeance:

    a marked man.

  3. having a mark or marks:

    beautifully marked birds; to read the marked pages.

  4. Linguistics. Compare unmarked ( def 2 ).
    1. (of a phoneme) characterized by the presence of a phonological feature that serves to distinguish it from an otherwise similar phoneme lacking that feature, as (d), which, in contrast to (t), is characterized by the presence of voicing.
    2. characterized by the presence of a marker indicating the grammatical function of a construction, as the plural in English, which, in contrast to the singular, is typically indicated by the presence of the marker -s.
    3. specifying an additional element of meaning, in contrast to a semantically related item, as drake in contrast to duck, where drake specifies “male†while duck does not necessarily specify sex.
    4. occurring less typically than an alternative form, as the word order in Down he fell in contrast to the more usual order of He fell down.


marked

/ ˈmÉ‘Ëkɪdlɪ; mÉ‘Ëkt /

adjective

  1. obvious, evident, or noticeable
  2. singled out, esp for punishment, killing, etc

    a marked man

  3. linguistics distinguished by a specific feature, as in phonology. For example, of the two phonemes /t/ and /d/, the /d/ is marked because it exhibits the feature of voice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾²¹°ù°ì±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • markedly, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹°ù°ì·±ð»å·±ô²â [mahr, -kid-lee], adverb
  • ³¾²¹°ù°ì·±ð»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • half-marked adjective
  • well-marked adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marked1

Middle English; Old English gemearcod; mark 1, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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As it happened, the "One to One" event marked the only full-length concerts that Lennon undertook after The Beatles’ final show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park in August 1966.

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By 10 a.m., when a ribbon-cutting marked the Farm House’s rebirth as a mini-mall, food hall and music venue, the parking lot was full.

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Pulled up in last year's Irish National but marked himself out as a candidate for this race when winning well at Cheltenham in October.

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In extreme cases, the ombudsman can ask councils to compensate people whose complaints are upheld - and data shared with the BBC shows a marked rise in those payouts.

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Jesus Leyva said in an interview that the children grew up in a world marked by violence and witnessed their father physically abusing their mother.

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