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  remarque

  noun

  a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
• Remarque
  Remarque

  noun

  Erich Maria 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.

remarque

¹ American  

[ri-mahrk] / rɪˈmɑrk /

Or remark

noun

Fine Arts.

1. a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.

2. a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.

3. a plate so marked.

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Remarque ² American  

[ri-mahrk, ruh-mahrk] / rɪˈmɑrk, rəˈmɑrk /

noun

1. Erich Maria 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.

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remarque ¹ British  

/ rɪˈmɑːk /

noun

1. a mark in the margin of an engraved plate to indicate the stage of production of the plate. It is removed before the plate is finished

2. a plate so marked

3. a print or proof from a plate so marked

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Remarque ² British  

/ rɪˈmɑːk /

noun

1. Erich Maria (ˈeːrɪç maˈriːa). 1898–1970, US novelist, born in Germany, noted for his novel of World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)

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Etymology

Origin of remarque

From French, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at remark

Example Sentences

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"Il vous a remarque," she went on to her nephew.

From Resurrection by Louise Shanks Maude

According also to Carriere, who has had great experience with flower-garden seeds, "On remarque en general les plantes de vigeur moyenne sont celles qui conservent le mieux leurs caracteres."

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin

There have been printed twenty-five special remarque proofs and 100 double remarque proofs on parchment.

From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled

He would cut a drawing out of a newspaper, frame it, hang it up, and be just as tender towards it as if it were an impression with the unique remarque.

From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell

Rarely does this man fall below his own high level or fail to set his private remarque upon his labor.

From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Richard Burton

In 1937, Fitzgerald was brought in to take over the script for “Three Comrades,” an adaptation of the popular novel by Erich Maria Remarque.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2023

It is the first German-language adaptation of a 1928 novel by Erich Maria Remarque, which was also made into a best picture-winning film in 1930.

From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023

The book - written by Erich Maria Remarque - had always been a favourite at school in Stirling, and she and her then co-writer Ian Stokell thought it was ripe for a big screen remake.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023

“All Quiet on the Western Front” is based on the world-renowned 1929 bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

That, indeed, there should be no margin on the proof to receive such "Remarque."

From The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by James McNeill Whistler