MARQUEE Definition & Meaning

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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.
Also . British. 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 calledmarquise a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc
modifier celebrated or pre-eminent
a marquee player

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of marquee¹

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

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�y��vlog 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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I think that there's a lot of jockeying in 2026 ahead of 2028, and what I'm curious to hear from you is what you think the marquee policy should be for the Democratic Party.

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He vetoed a marquee bill last year that would have required artificial intelligence developers to put safeguards on the technology.

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It is all about the celebration of a marquee World Series — The Dodgers!

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While music fans are again battered by recession fears and ongoing inflation, and some festivals have seen softening demand, other marquee runs from Oasis and Olivia Rodrigo haven’t seen similar lags.

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Pupils are still eating their dinners in a marquee more than a year after their school was deemed unsafe because of weak concrete, with parents saying they feel "let down".

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