How to pronounce marquee
American English pronunciation
mar-KEE
- IPA
- /mɑɹˈki/
- Syllables
- mar · KEE (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What marquee means
A big lit sign over the entrance of a theater
In a sentence: The name of the new play glowed in bright lights on the marquee.
Where it comes from: From the French word marquise. It shares a root with old words for an edge or border.
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