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remark definition

re·mark (ri märk′)

transitive verb

  1. to notice; observe; perceive
  2. to say or write as an observation or comment
  3. Obsolete to mark; distinguish; indicate

Etymology: Fr remarquer < re- + marquer, to mark < It marcare < marca, a mark < Gmc *marka: see mark

intransitive verb

to make an observation or comment: with on or upon

noun

  1. the act of noticing, perceiving, or observing a man worthy of remark
  2. something said briefly; comment; casual observation
  3. remarque

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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