Remarque

Re·marque  (r-märk), Erich Maria 1898-1970.

German-born American writer best known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), a novel based on his experiences in World War I.

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re·marque  (r-märk)

n.

1. A small mark or sketch engraved in the margin of a plate to indicate its stage of development prior to completion.

2. A print or proof from a plate carrying such a mark.

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[French, from remarquer, to remark; see remark.]

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remarque, remark [rɪˈmɑːk]

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1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) 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. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a plate so marked

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a print or proof from a plate so marked

[from French; see remark]

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Remarque [rɪˈmɑːk]

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(Biographies / Remarque, Erich Maria (1898-1970) M, USnational of birth: German, WRITING: novelist) 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)