Definition of remark

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re·mark    (r-märk) KEY 

VERB:
re·marked, re·mark·ing, re·marks
VERB:
tr.

1. To express briefly and casually as a comment.
2. To take notice of; observe. See Synonyms at see¹.

VERB:
intr.

To make a comment or observation: remarked on her academic scholarship.

NOUN:

1. The act of noticing or observing: a place worthy of remark.
2. A casual or brief expression of opinion; a comment. See Synonyms at comment.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration (influenced by mark¹), of French remarquer Old French re-, re- + Old French marquer, to mark (ultimately from merc, sign, from Old Norse merki, mark; see merg- in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
re·marker(Noun)