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Marquis

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Noun

1. don marquis, donald robert perry marquis, marquis

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

2. marquess, marquis

nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Marquis

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noun plural -quises or -quis
(in various countries) a nobleman ranking above a count, corresponding to a British marquess. The title of marquis is often used in place of that of marquess
noun
Don(ald Robert Perry). 1878–1937, US humorist; author of archy and mehitabel (1927)

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Marquis

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Don(ald Robert Perry)1878-1937; U.S. humorist & journalist
nounWord forms: plural ˈmarquises or French marˈquis
in some countries of Europe, a nobleman ranking above an earl or count and below a duke
see also marquess

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Marquis

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American journalist and humorist whose work was collected in volumes such as archy and mehitabel (1927).
n. (mär-kē)
1. pl. mar·quis (-kēz)
a. A nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count.
b. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
2. pl. mar·quis·es (-kwĭ-sĭz) (märkwĭs) Variant of marquess.

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