marquee.
A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
Meaning & usage
A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.
A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.
Rectangular Marquee Tool
Where this word comes from
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
Most famous; preeminent.
Where this word comes from
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.
To display text prominently at the top, as in a video.
The text was marqueed at the end of the presentation.
Where this word comes from
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.