wellmarked
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adjective
1.
strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
2.
watched as an object of suspicion or vengeance: a marked man.
3.
having a mark or marks: beautifully marked birds; to read the marked pages.
4.
Linguistics.
a.
(of a phoneme) characterized by the presence of a phonological feature that serves to distinguish it from an otherwise similar phoneme lacking that feature, as (d), which, in contrast to (t), is characterized by the presence of voicing.
b.
c.
specifying an additional element of meaning, in contrast to a semantically related item, as drake in contrast to duck, where drake specifies “male” while duck does not necessarily specify sex.
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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World English Dictionary
marked (mɑːkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | obvious, evident, or noticeable |
| 2. | singled out, esp for punishment, killing, etc: a marked man |
| 3. | linguistics distinguished by a specific feature, as in phonology. For example, of the two phonemes /t/ and /d/, the /d/ is marked because it exhibits the feature of voice |
| markedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'markedness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
marked
"having a mark," O.E. gemearcodan (see mark (1)). Meaning "clearly defined" is from 1795. Marked man "one who is watched with hostile intent" is from 1833.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
mark (märk)
n.
A spot or line on a surface, visible through difference in color or elevation from that of the surrounding area.
A distinctive trait or property.
To make a visible trace or impression on, as occurs with a spot or dent.
To form, make, or depict by making a mark.
To distinguish or characterize.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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There are three wellmarked seasons, the winter, the summer & the rainy season.
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