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