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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun large and often sumptuous tent
  2. noun permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.

Etymology

From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pavilion

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