American journalist and humorist whose work was collected in volumes such as archy and mehitabel (1927). |
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Tweet n. (mär-kē) 1. pl. mar·quis (-kēz) a. A nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count. b. Used as a title for such a nobleman. 2. pl. mar·quis·es (-kwĭ-sĭz) (märkwĭs) Variant of marquess. [Partly from French marquis and partly from Middle English marques, both from Old French marquis, marchis, from marche, border country, of Germanic origin; see merg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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