Marcia

[ mahr-shuh ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃə /

noun

a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”

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What does “barren” mean?

a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.

Worn down by dullness, tedious repetition.

unproductive; unfruitful

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Words nearby Marcia

marchland, march-order, marchpane, march-past, march to a different beat, Marcia, Marcian, Marciano, Marcie, Marcion, Marcionism

Example sentences from the Web for Marcia

But some pretty conservative legislators voted yes (Marco Rubio and David Vitter in the Senate, Marcia Blackburn in the House).
America United on Syria, for Now|Michael Tomasky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The character was retired when voice actress Marcia Wallace died.
‘Family Guy’ Killed Off Brian Last Night. It Was the Right Move.|Kevin Fallon|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I suspect that this is Big Pharma critic Marcia Angell's mental model.
Searching for Miracles|Megan McArdle|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Obama lost one vote,” his mother, Marcia Sikowitz, noted on Friday.
Hurricane Sandy’s Unmistakable Message|Michael Daly|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Bree (Marcia Cross) was the successful head of a catering company, about to publish her first cookbook.
‘Desperate Housewives’: 12 Most-Memorable Moments|Maria Elena Fernandez|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"I know—the 'Trumerei,'" nodded Marcia, and once more laid her bow across the strings.
The Girl Next Door|Augusta Huiell Seaman
Marcia has gone to Philadelphia; Mrs. Grandon is cold to a point of severity, and most untender to Cecil.
Floyd Grandon's Honor|Amanda Minnie Douglas
It would be an immense joke to marry Marcia Grandon; an immense mortification as well!
Floyd Grandon's Honor|Amanda Minnie Douglas
Later, he telephoned to say that he had talked to Marcia, and she had declared she had borrowed nothing of her friends.
Briarwood Girls|Julia Lestarjette Glover
Marcia, we've done all for the dead that can be done; it's the living who needs our care now.
At the Time Appointed|A. Maynard Barbour

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