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Definition of 'remark'Etymology 1
From (etyl) remarquer, from ; see mark.
Noun
( en-noun)
Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
* |chapter=3
|title= The Mirror and the Lamp
|passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}
Related terms
* remarkable
Verb
( en-verb)
To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
* Ford
- Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief.
* Milton
- His manacles remark him; there he sits.
To take notice of, or to observe, mentally.
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To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
- He remarked that it was time to go.
Etymology 2
Noun
( en-noun)
A mark that replaces another mark.
Verb
( en-verb)
To mark again (a piece of work).
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