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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. large and often sumptuous tent;
[syn: pavilion, marquee]

2. permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.;
[syn: marquee, marquise]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Marquee \Mar*quee"\, n. [F. marquise, misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See Marquis.] A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank. [Written also markee.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

marquee n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion, marquee] 2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: marquee, marquise]