re-mark

US/ˌɹiːˈmɑɹk/UK/ˌɹiːˈmɑːk/

noun

The assignment of a mark (e.g. from an examination) to replace an existing mark.

“Some of the students requested a re-mark.”

OriginEnglish mark ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounre-mark (plural re-marks)

plural re-marks · alternative remark

  1. The assignment of a mark (e.g. from an examination) to replace an existing mark.

    Some of the students requested a re-mark.

verbre-mark (third-person singular simple present re-marks, present participle re-marking, simple past and past participle re-marked)

present singular third person re-marks · participle present re-marking · participle past re-marked · past re-marked · alternative remark

  1. transitiveTo mark again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishmark
  7. Englishre-mark

From re- + mark.

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Translations

Greek αναβαθμολόγηση, αναβαθμολογώ
  • αναβαθμολόγηση (anavathmológisi)re-marking
  • αναβαθμολογώ (anavathmologó)to mark again

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with re-mark

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Cite this entry
APA

re-mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-mark

MLA

“re-mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-mark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-mark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-mark.

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