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   remark

   /rɪˈmɑːk/

   verb

   • 1. say something as a comment; mention: "‘Tom's looking peaky,’ she remarked" Similar commentsayobservementionreflectstatedeclareannouncepronounceassertinterposeinterjectcome out withformal:opinecomment onmentionrefer tospeak ofpass comment onsay something abouttouch on
   • 2. regard with attention; notice: "he remarked the man's inflamed eyelids" Similar notenoticeobservetake note ofmarkperceivediscern

   noun

   • 1. a written or spoken comment: "I decided to ignore his rude remarks"
   • ▪ notice or comment: "the landscape, familiar since childhood, was not worthy of remark" Similar commentstatementutteranceobservationdeclarationpronouncementreflectionthoughtopinionwordsattentionnoticecommentmentionobservationconsiderationheedacknowledgementrecognition

   Word Origin late 16th century (in remark (sense 2 of the verb)): from French remarquer ‘note again’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + marquer ‘to mark, note’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • K

     5

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