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MARQUIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
Synonyms:
marquess; marquis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("marquis" is a kind of...):
Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
Synonyms:
Don Marquis; Donald Robert Perry Marquis; Marquis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)