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remarque

re·marque
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-mahrk]
    • /rɪˈmɑrk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-mahrk]
    • /rɪˈmɑrk/

Definitions of remarque word

  • noun remarque Erich Maria [er-ik muh-ree-uh;; German ey-rikh mah-ree-ah] /ˈɛr ɪk məˈri ə;; German ˈeɪ rɪx mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S. 1
  • noun remarque a mark in the margin of an engraved plate to indicate the stage of production of the plate. It is removed before the plate is finished 0
  • noun remarque a plate so marked 0
  • noun remarque a print or proof from a plate so marked 0
  • noun remarque Erich Maria (ˈeːrɪç maˈriːa). 1898–1970, US novelist, born in Germany, noted for his novel of World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) 0
  • noun remarque ˈErich Maˈria (ˈɛrɪk məˈriə ) ; erˈik mərēˈə) (born Erich Paul Remark) 1898-1970; Ger. novelist; later a U.S. citizen 0

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Origin of remarque

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1880-85; See origin at remark

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Parts of speech for Remarque

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

remarque popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

remarque usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with remarque

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