marking

[mahr-king]

noun

1. a mark, or a number or pattern of marks: mark.

   birds with colorful markings.

2. the act of a person or thing that marks: mark.

   the marking of papers.

marking

/ ˈmɑːkɪŋ /

noun

1. a mark or series of marks

2. the arrangement of colours on an animal, plant, etc

3. assessment and correction of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff

Word History and Origins

Origin of marking¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; mark ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Four key "turning points" divide these phases, marking ages when the brain undergoes meaningful reorganization.

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Silver prices have nearly doubled this year, marking the best performance since 1979, when prices more than quintupled.

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Chip exports jumped 39% from a year earlier to a new monthly record of $17.26 billion in November, marking a ninth straight month of growth, according to the ministry data.

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By 1956, white-collar workers outnumbered blue-collar workers for the first time—marking the transition to a service economy.

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Then he travelled to Iznik for an ecumenical celebration marking 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea, one of the early Church's most important gatherings.

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