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mar•quis



Pronunciation: (mär'kwis, mär-kē'; Fr. mar-kē'), [key]
n.,
pl. -quis•es, -quisPronunciation: (-kēz'; Fr. -kē'). [key]

a nobleman ranking next below a duke and above an earl or count. Also, Brit.,marquess.

Mar•quis



Pronunciation: (mär'kwis), [key]
n.
Don(ald Robert Perry), 1878–1937, U.S. humorist and poet.

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