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MARQUIS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

Synonyms:

marquess; marquis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("marquis" is a kind of...):

Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

Synonyms:

Don Marquis; Donald Robert Perry Marquis; Marquis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)

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