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permanent marker

permanent marker noun: a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface.

Noun

permanent marker (countable and uncountable, plural permanent markers)

  1. (countable) A type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface.
  2. (uncountable) The permanent ink of such a marker.
    • I wrote my name on the DVD in permanent marker.

Forms of permanent marker

pluralpermanent markers

Questions about permanent marker

What does permanent marker mean?
Permanent marker means a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface.
What part of speech is permanent marker?
Permanent marker is a noun.
What is the plural of permanent marker?
The plural of permanent marker is permanent markers.

Words near permanent marker in the dictionary

  1. permanent income hypothesis
  2. permanent loan
  3. permanent loans
  4. permanent magnet
  5. permanent magnets
  6. permanent marker
  7. permanent markers
  8. permanent mission
  9. permanent missions
  10. permanent paper
  11. permanent press

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