marquee
Americannoun
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a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
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a rooflike shelter, as of glass, projecting above an outer door and over a sidewalk or a terrace.
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British. Also a large tent or tentlike shelter with open sides, especially one for temporary use in outdoor entertainments, receptions, etc.
adjective
noun
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a large tent used for entertainment, exhibition, etc
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Also called: marquise. a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc
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(modifier) celebrated or pre-eminent
a marquee player
Etymology
Origin of marquee
1680–90; assumed singular of marquise, taken as plural
Example Sentences
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No marquee name has been proposed, but how’s this: The Bumble in the Bauble.
Although Morgan and Radcliffe are the marquee names, it’s an ensemble piece, in which everyone gets to be funny; there are no weak links.
From Los Angeles Times
And with the NHL players returning to the Winter Games for the first time in 12 years, Canada may have had more elite-level marquee players than any team in Olympic history.
From Los Angeles Times
Many families with children, couples and elderly people could be seen under a large white marquee, waiting their turn to see the 13th century skeleton of Italy's patron saint.
From Barron's
As the toy industry gathered in New York City recently for its marquee annual convention, the head of one small company stood out from the crowd, greeted by fellow business owners like a minor celebrity.
From BBC
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