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   Marked

   /märkt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a visible mark: "plants with beautifully marked leaves"
   • ▪ (of playing cards) having distinctive marks on their backs to assist cheating.
   • ▪ (of words or forms) distinguished by a particular feature: "the word “drake“ is semantically marked as masculine; the unmarked form is “duck.”"
   • 2. clearly noticeable; evident: "a marked increase in sales"

   Derivatives

   • 1. markedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

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