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markedness Definition


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marked
adj
    1. Obvious or noticeable.
      Example: a marked change in her attitude
      Thesaurus: clear, conspicuous, distinct, evident, glaring, manifest, obvious, prominent, pronounced; Antonym: slight, unnoticeable.
    2. Said of a person: watched with suspicion; selected as the target for an attack.
      Example: a marked man
Derivative: markedly
adverb
    Noticeably.
Derivative: markedness
noun
    Idiom: marked for something
      Destined or doomed for it.


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