Remarque

US: (ri märk′)

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Remarque / rɪˈmɑːk/ noun

1. 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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re•marque  (ri märk′), n. [Fine Arts.]

1. Fine Art a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
2. Fine Art a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
3. Fine Art a plate so marked.

Also, remark. 

• French; see remark
• 1880–85

Re•marque  (ri märk′; Ger. rə märk′), n. 

E•rich Ma•ri•a  (er′ik mə rē′ə; Ger. ā′rikh mä rē′ä), 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.

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remarque, remark / rɪˈmɑːk/ noun

1. 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

Etymology: 19th Century: from French; see remark