Marlowe

Definitions: Marlowe

Marlowe

Noun

1. English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593).

2. Tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler.

"Marlowe" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a drained lake".

Date "Marlowe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1600. (references)

Synonyms: Marlowe

Synonyms: Christopher Marlowe (n), Philip Marlowe (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Marlowe

English words defined with "Marlowe": Chandler, Christopher Marlowe ♦ made ♦ Philip Marlowe ♦ Raymond Chandler, Raymond Thornton Chandler. (references)

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Modern Usage: Marlowe

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Christopher Marlowe, at your service. (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard) Like Phillip Marlowe, we now saw the world for what it was: cold and bitter. (Radioactive Dreams; writing credit: Albert Pyun) That's right Sweetie, I'm president of Rita Marlowe Productions, Incorporated, but Miss Marlowe is the titular head. (Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?; writing credit: Frank Tashlin) Well that's you, Marlowe. You'll never learn, you're a born loser. (The Long Goodbye; writing credit: Leigh Brackett) If I seem a bit sinister as a parent, Mr. Marlowe, it's because my hold on life is too slight to include any Victorian hypocrisy. (The Big Sleep; writing credit: William Faulkner)
Movie/TV Titles	Christoffel Marlowe (1970) Marlowe (1969) Philip Marlowe (1959) Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954) Private Eye Philip Marlowe (1983)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Marlowe

Domain	Title
Books	Silent Shakespeare & Marlowe Revivified: An Evaluation of the Authorship Issues Involving William Shakespeare & Christopher Marlowe (reference) Sexuality and Form: Caravaggio, Marlowe, and Bacon (reference) Doctor Faustus: A- And B- Texts (1604, 1616: Christopher Marlowe and His Collaborator and Revisers) (reference) Tamburlaine the Great Parts 1 and 2: The Massacre at Paris With the Death of the Duke of Guise (Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol 5) (reference) Creating Elizabethan Tragedy: The Theater of Marlowe and Kyd (Chicago Original Paperback) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, Boxed Set (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Marlowe

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Photo Album: Marlowe

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Portrait photograph of Juliet Marlowe as Juliet.Credit: Library of Congress.		Julia Marlowe and Edward H. Southern in Macbeth.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Julia Marlowe and Edward H. Southern in Macbeth.Credit: Library of Congress.		Julia Marlowe and Edward H. Southern in Macbeth.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Julia Marlowe and Edward H. Southern in Macbeth.Credit: Library of Congress.		Julia Marlowe.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Marlowe

Author	Quotation
Christopher Marlowe	Infinite riches in a little room.
	Goodness is beauty in the best estate.
	Accurst be he that first invented war.
	Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?
	All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial.
	Come live with me, and be my love, and we will all the pleasures prove.
	I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but innocence.
	That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.
	What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Marlowe

"Marlowe" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.80% of the time. "Marlowe" is used about 143 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	95.8%	137	27,138
Lexical Verb (base form)	2.8%	4	175,879
Adjective (general or positive)	1.4%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	143	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Marlowe

The following table summarizes the usage of "Marlowe" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Marlowe	Last name	3,000	3,948
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Marlowe

Expressions using "Marlowe": Christopher Marlowe ♦ Philip Marlowe. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Marlowe

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
christopher marlowe	147	marlowe regatta	3
marlowe	77	christopher dr faustus marlowe	3
hotel marlowe	53	marlowe ruby	3
philip marlowe	18	christopher his love marlowe passionate shepherd	3
boston hotel marlowe	12	marlowe society	3
cambridge hotel marlowe	11	doctor faustus marlowe	3
marlowe phillip	8	marlowe restaurant	3
june marlowe	7	christopher edward ii marlowe	3
furniture marlowe	7	marlowe theater	3
biography of christopher marlowe	6	marlowe dr faustus	3
shakespeare and marlowe	5	canterbury marlowe theater	3
eye marlowe philip private	5	marlowe co	3
company marlowe	5	marlowe michael	2
kay marlowe	5	christopher marlowe poem	2
hugh marlowe	5	jennifer marlowe	2
christopher marlowe picture	4	ira marlowe	2
marlowe susan	4	marlowe missy	2
cambridge hotel ma marlowe	4	christopher marlowe shakespeare william	2
marlowe white	4	christopher marlowe doctor faustus	2
crowne desirability marlowe scale social	4	christopher marlowe shakespeare	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Marlowe

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-l-m-o-r-w"
	-1 letter: morale, womera.
	-2 letters: amole, lamer, lower, molar, morae, moral, morel, mower, realm, rowel, waler.
	-3 letters: aero, alme, aloe, alow, awol, earl, lame, lear, loam, lore, lowe, male, mare, marl, meal, meow, merl, mewl, mola, mole, mora, more, olea, omer, oral, orle, rale, real, ream, roam, role, wale, wame, ware, warm, weal, wear, wore.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-l-m-o-r-w"
	+1 letter: leafworm, mealworm.
	+2 letters: angleworm, lawnmower, leafworms, mayflower, mealworms, metalwork, womanlier.
	+3 letters: alderwoman, alderwomen, angleworms, dreamworld, foamflower, formalwear, lawnmowers, mayflowers, meadowlark, metalworks, palmerworm, watermelon, wolframite.
	+4 letters: blameworthy, clergywoman, dreamworlds, foamflowers, meadowlarks, metalworker, palmerworms, warmblooded, watermelons, wearisomely, wolframites, workmanlike.
	+5 letters: flamethrower, metalworkers, metalworking, microwavable, yellowhammer.
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