march

  • 41March — March, v. i. [Cf. OF. marchir. See 2d {March}.] To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That was in a strange land Which marcheth upon Chimerie. Gower. [1913 Webster] {To march with}, to have the same boundary for… …

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  • 42March — [ martʃ ] noun count or uncount *** the third month of the year, between February and April: His birthday is in March. The concert is on March 29. They had a baby last March …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43March — March, v. t. To cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by… …

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  • 44march — märch n the progression of epileptic activity through the motor centers of the cerebral cortex that is manifested in localized convulsions in first one and then an adjacent part of the body <the Jacksonian march of convulsions> * * *… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 45march — sb., en, er, erne, i sms. march , fx marchkomponist, marchordre; march på stedet …

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  • 46march — ► VERB 1) walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread. 2) proceed quickly and with determination. 3) force (someone) to walk somewhere quickly. 4) take part in an organized procession to make a protest. ► NOUN 1) an act of marching.… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 47March — [märch] n. [ME < OFr march, marz < L Martius (mensis), (month) of Mars < Mars,MARS] the third month of the year, having 31 days: abbrev. Mar, Mr, or M …

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  • 48march|er — march|er1 «MAHR chuhr», noun. a person who marches or walks. march|er2 «MAHR chuhr», noun. 1. an inhabitant of a march. 2. an officer or lord having jurisdiction over border territory …

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  • 49March — March, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marching}.] [F. marcher, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. marcus hammer. Cf. {Mortar}.] 1. To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to… …

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  • 50March — March, n. [OE. marche, F. marche; of German origin; cf. OHG. marcha, G. mark, akin to OS. marka, AS. mearc, Goth. marka, L. margo edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. mark a sign. [root]106. Cf. {Margin}, {Margrave}, {Marque}, {Marquis}.] A… …

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