march
1[ mahrch ]
/ mɑrtʃ /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to march.
noun
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Idioms for march
Origin of march
11375–1425; late Middle English marchen<Middle French march(i)er,Old French marchier to tread, move <Frankish *markōn presumably, to mark, pace out (a boundary); see mark1
Definition for march (2 of 6)
march2
[ mahrch ]
/ mɑrtʃ /
noun
a tract of land along a border of a country; frontier.
marches, the border districts between England and Scotland, or England and Wales.
verb (used without object)
to touch at the border; border.
Origin of march
21250–1300; Middle English marche<Anglo-French, Old French <Germanic; compare Old English gemearc,Gothic marka boundary; see mark1
Definition for march (3 of 6)
March1
[ mahrch ]
/ mɑrtʃ /
noun
the third month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Mar.
Origin of March
1before 1050; Middle English March(e) <Anglo-French Marche; replacing Old English Martius<Latin, short for Mārtius mēnsis month of Mars (Mārti-, stem of Mārs + -us adj. suffix)
Definition for march (4 of 6)
March2
[ mahrch for 1-3; mahrkh for 4 ]
/ mɑrtʃ for 1-3; mɑrx for 4 /
noun
Francis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.
Fredric Frederick McIntyre Bickel, 1897–1975, U.S. actor.
Pey·ton Con·way [peyt-n -kon-wey], /ˈpeɪt n ˈkɒn weɪ/, 1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).
German name of the Morava.
Definition for march (5 of 6)
March.
Marchioness.
Definition for march (6 of 6)
M.Arch.
Master of Architecture.
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British Dictionary definitions for march (1 of 6)
march1
/ (mɑːtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of march
marcher, nounWord Origin for march
C16: from Old French marchier to tread, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English mearcian to mark 1
British Dictionary definitions for march (2 of 6)
march2
/ (mɑːtʃ) /
noun
Also called: marchland a frontier, border, or boundary or the land lying along it, often of disputed ownership
verb
(intr; often foll by upon or with) to share a common border (with)
Word Origin for march
C13: from Old French marche, from Germanic; related to mark 1
British Dictionary definitions for march (3 of 6)
March1
/ (mɑːtʃ) /
noun
the third month of the year, consisting of 31 days
Word Origin for March
from Old French, from Latin Martius (month) of Mars
British Dictionary definitions for march (4 of 6)
MArch
abbreviation for
Master of Architecture
British Dictionary definitions for march (5 of 6)
British Dictionary definitions for march (6 of 6)
March.
abbreviation for
Marchioness
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