march
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[ mahrch ]
/ mɑrtʃ /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to march.
noun
Idioms for march
Origin of march
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1375–1425; 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
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March
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/ (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
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MArch
abbreviation for
Master of Architecture
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march
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/ (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
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march
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/ (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
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Idioms and Phrases with steal a march on (1 of 2)
steal a march on
Gain an advantage over unexpectedly or secretly, as in Macy's stole a march on their rival department store with their Thanksgiving Day parade. This metaphoric expression comes from medieval warfare, where a march was the distance an army could travel in a day. By quietly marching at night, a force could surprise and overtake the enemy at daybreak. Its figurative use dates from the second half of the 1700s.
Idioms and Phrases with steal a march on (2 of 2)
march