Definition: marquee

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

marquee
     n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion]
     2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: marquise]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Marquee \Mar*quee"\, n. [F. marquise, misunderstood as a plural;
   prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See Marquis.]
   A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an
   officer of high rank. [Written also markee.]