marked

[ mahrkt ]
/ mɑrkt /

adjective

strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
watched as an object of suspicion or vengeance: a marked man.
having a mark or marks: beautifully marked birds; to read the marked pages.
Linguistics.
  1. (of a phoneme) characterized by the presence of a phonological feature that serves to distinguish it from an otherwise similar phoneme lacking that feature, as (d), which, in contrast to (t), is characterized by the presence of voicing.
  2. characterized by the presence of a marker indicating the grammatical function of a construction, as the plural in English, which, in contrast to the singular, is typically indicated by the presence of the marker -s.
  3. specifying an additional element of meaning, in contrast to a semantically related item, as drake in contrast to duck, where drake specifies “male” while duck does not necessarily specify sex.
  4. occurring less typically than an alternative form, as the word order in Down he fell in contrast to the more usual order of He fell down.Compare unmarked(def 2).

Origin of marked

Middle English; Old English gemearcod; see mark1, -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM marked

mark·ed·ly [mahr-kid-lee] /ˈmɑr kɪd li/, adverb mark·ed·ness, noun half-marked, adjective well-marked, adjective

Definition for marked (2 of 2)

Origin of mark

1
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English mearc mark, sign, banner, dividing line, borderland; cognate with German Mark borderland, unit of weight, Old Norse mǫrk forest (orig., borderland), unit of weight, Gothic marka boundary, borderland, Latin margō margin; (v.) Middle English marken, Old English mearcian; cognate with Old Frisian merkia, Old High German marchōn, Old Norse marka to plan

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British Dictionary definitions for marked (1 of 4)

marked
/ (mɑːkt) /

adjective

obvious, evident, or noticeable
singled out, esp for punishment, killing, etc a marked man
linguistics distinguished by a specific feature, as in phonology. For example, of the two phonemes /t/ and /d/, the /d/ is marked because it exhibits the feature of voice

Derived forms of marked

markedly (ˈmɑːkɪdlɪ), adverb markedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for marked (2 of 4)

Mark
/ (mɑːk) /

noun New Testament

one of the four Evangelists. Feast day: April 25
the second Gospel, traditionally ascribed to him

British Dictionary definitions for marked (3 of 4)

mark 1
/ (mɑːk) /

noun

verb

interjection

rugby Union the shout given by a player when calling for a mark
See also markdown, mark-up

Word Origin for mark

Old English mearc mark; related to Old Norse mörk boundary land, Old High German marha boundary, Latin margō margin

British Dictionary definitions for marked (4 of 4)

mark 2
/ (mɑːk) /

noun

a former monetary unit and coin in England and Scotland worth two thirds of a pound sterling
a silver coin of Germany until 1924

Word Origin for mark

Old English marc unit of weight of precious metal, perhaps from the marks on metal bars; apparently of Germanic origin and related to mark 1

Medical definitions for marked

mark
[ märk ]

n.

A spot or line on a surface, visible through difference in color or elevation from that of the surrounding area.
A distinctive trait or property.

v.

To make a visible trace or impression on, as occurs with a spot or dent.
To form, make, or depict by making a mark.
To distinguish or characterize.

Idioms and Phrases with marked

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