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remark
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???m??k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???m??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
remark (countable and uncountable, plural remarks)
- An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
- An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
- 1844, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit
- But the journey might have been one of several hours’ duration, without provoking a remark from either; for it was clear that Jonas did not mean to break the silence which prevailed between them, and that it was not, as yet, his dear friend’s cue to tempt them into conversation.
- 1844, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit
- A casual observation, comment, or statement
- 2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel
- He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him.
- 2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel
- (engraving) Alternative form of remarque
Related terms
- counterremark
- remarkable
Translations
Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
- (transitive) To express in words or writing; to state; to make a comment
- He remarked that it was getting late.
- (transitive) To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of
- 1889 January 3, Antoine D'Abbadie, in a letter to the editor of Nature, volume 39, pages 247-248:
- When travelling in Spain, Willkomm remarked qobar at a distance of 3 or 4 miles, yet, on reaching the actual spot, he saw nothing.
- 1889 January 3, Antoine D'Abbadie, in a letter to the editor of Nature, volume 39, pages 247-248:
- (transitive, obsolete) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
- 1633, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore
- Thou art a man remark'd to taste a mischief.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- His manacles remark him; there he sits.
- 1633, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? mark
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??i?m??k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??i??m??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
remark (plural remarks)
- Alternative spelling of re-mark
Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- Alternative spelling of re-mark
Further reading
- remark in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- remark in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Kramer, marker
remark From the web:
- what remarkable speech did sojourner
- what remarkable means
- what remarketing audiences cannot
- what remark is a cliché
clarification
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French clarification, from Latin cl?rific?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?klæ??f??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
clarification (countable and uncountable, plural clarifications)
- The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
- The act of freeing from obscurities.
Quotations
- 1627, Sir Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: Or a Natural History in Ten Centuries
- To know the means of accelerating clarification [in liquors] we must know the causes of clarification.
Related terms
- clarifier
- clarify
Translations
See also
- qualification
- sedimentation
References
- clarification in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French clarification, from Latin cl?rific?ti?; equivalent to clarifier +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kla.?i.fi.ka.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
clarification f (plural clarifications)
- clarification
Related terms
- see clair
Further reading
- “clarification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cl?rific?ti?.
Noun
clarification f (plural clarifications)
- clarification
Descendants
- French: clarification
- ? English: clarification
clarification From the web:
- what clarification mean
- what does clarification mean
- what is an example of clarification
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