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MARQUEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
Synonyms:
marquee; marquise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("marquee" is a kind of...):
canopy (a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Large and often sumptuous tent
Synonyms:
marquee; pavilion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("marquee" is a kind of...):
collapsible shelter; tent (a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs))
