march

  • 101march — English has three words march. The commonest is also the most recent: march ‘walk as a soldier’ [16]. Etymologically, this means virtually ‘trample down’. It comes via French marcher from Gallo Roman *marcāre, a verb derived from late Latin… …

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  • 102march — I. noun Etymology: Middle English marche, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary more at mark Date: 14th century a border region ; frontier; especially a district originally set up to defend a boundary… …

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  • 103March — Marc, March Il s agit du nom de baptême Marc (latin Marcus, formé à partir du nom du dieu Mars), popularisé par l évangéliste. La forme March est en général catalane ou occitane. On la rencontre aussi en Angleterre, où c est le plus souvent une… …

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  • 104march — n. the third month of the year. Phrases and idioms: March hare a hare in the breeding season, characterized by excessive leaping, strange behaviour, etc. (mad as a March hare). Etymology: ME f. OF march(e), dial. var. of marz, mars, f. L Martius… …

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  • 105March — n. the third month of the year. Phrases and idioms: March hare a hare in the breeding season, characterized by excessive leaping, strange behaviour, etc. (mad as a March hare). Etymology: ME f. OF march(e), dial. var. of marz, mars, f. L Martius… …

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  • 106MArch — n. the third month of the year. Phrases and idioms: March hare a hare in the breeding season, characterized by excessive leaping, strange behaviour, etc. (mad as a March hare). Etymology: ME f. OF march(e), dial. var. of marz, mars, f. L Martius… …

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  • 107march on — verb move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (Freq. 3) Time marches on • Syn: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑go on • Ant: ↑recede …

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  • 108March — En march er en organiseret vandretur. En march er også et musikstykke, som er komponeret, så man kan marchere til …

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  • 109march — march1 verb 1》 walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread. 2》 walk or proceed quickly and with determination.     ↘force (someone) to walk somewhere quickly. 3》 walk along public roads in an organized procession to make a protest.… …

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  • 110March*/*/*/ — [mɑːtʃ] noun [C/U] the third month of the year, between February and April His birthday is in March.[/ex] The concert is on 29 March.[/ex] …

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