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remarque

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re⋅marque

  [ri-mahrk]
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–noun Fine Arts.
1. a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
2. a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
3. a plate so marked.
Also, remark.

Origin:
1880–85; < F; see remark

Re⋅marque

  [ri-mahrk; Ger. ruh-mahrk]
–noun
E⋅rich Ma⋅ri⋅a  [er-ik muh-ree-uh; Ger. ey-rikh mah-ree-ah] , 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.
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re·marque   (rĭ-märk')   
n.  

  1. A small mark or sketch engraved in the margin of a plate to indicate its stage of development prior to completion.

  2. A print or proof from a plate carrying such a mark.


[French, from remarquer, to remark; see remark.]
Re·marque   (rə-märk')   
German-born American writer best known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), a novel based on his experiences in World War I.
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