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march: Meaning and Definition of
Find definitions for:
march
Pronunciation:
(märch),
[key]
— v.i.
to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
to walk in a stately, deliberate manner.
to go forward; advance; proceed:
Time marches on.
—v.t.
to cause to march.
to march toward, as in protest or in preparation for confrontation or battle:
The angry mob marched on the Bastille.
—n.
the act or course of marching.
the distance covered in a single period of marching.
advance; progress; forward movement:
the march of science.
a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.
moving ahead; progressing; advancing:
Automation is on the march.
to gain an advantage over, esp. secretly or slyly.
march
Pronunciation:
(märch),
[key]
— n.
a tract of land along a border of a country; frontier.
the border districts between England and Scotland, or England and Wales.
—v.i.
to touch at the border; border.
March
Pronunciation:
(märch),
[key]
— n.
the third month of the year, containing 31 days.
March
Pronunciation:
(märch for 1–3 mär&khlig for 4),
[key]
— n.
1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.
(Frederick McIntyre Bickel), 1897–1975, U.S. actor.
1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).
German name of the
March.
Pronunciation:
[key]
Marchioness.
M.Arch.
Pronunciation:
[key]
Master of Architecture.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
march
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marcescent
Marche
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