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Meaning of marking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmɑɹkɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The action of marking.
  2. A mark.
  3. Staying within playing distance of an opponent.
  4. The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
  5. A making or giving of a mark.
  6. A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
  7. A mark or pattern of marks on an organism: a snake with colorful markings.
  8. Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
  9. a mark or series of marks
  10. (Biology) the arrangement of colours on an animal, plant, etc
  11. (Education) assessment and correction of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
  12. a mark or marks.
  13. a pattern of marks or colorations, as on a plant or animal.
  14. the act of one that marks.
  15. A. N1. (= mark) → señal f, marca f; (on animal) → pinta f; (= colouration) → coloración f
    N

Equivalents

Examples

“The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home.”
“Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help.”
“The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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