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.
- (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
SYNONYMS FOR marked
OTHER WORDS FROM marked
mark·ed·ly [mahr-kid-lee] /ˈmɑr kɪd li/, adverb mark·ed·ness, noun half-marked, adjective well-marked, adjectiveWords nearby marked
mark-to-market,
mark-up,
marka,
markan,
markdown,
marked,
marked man, a,
marker,
marker trait,
market,
market abuse
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
Example sentences from the Web for marked
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, nounBritish 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
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
See Deutschmark, markka, Reichsmark, Ostmark
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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