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March

[mahrch]
–noun
the third month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Mar.

Origin:
bef. 1050; ME March(e) < AF Marche; r. OE Martius < L, short for Mārtius mēnsis month of Mars (Mārti-, s. of Mārs + -us adj. suffix)
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mar.  
abbr.  
  1. maritime

  2. married

Mar.  
abbr.  March
March   (märch)   
n.   Abbr. Mar.
The third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin Mārtius (mēnsis), (month) of Mars, from Mārs, Mārt-, Mars.]
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Word Origin & History

March 
c.1200, from Anglo-Fr. marche, from O.Fr. marz, from L. Martius (mensis) "(month) of Mars," from Mars (gen. Martis). Replaced O.E. hreðmonaþ, of uncertain meaning, perhaps from hræd "quick, nimble, ready, active, alert, prompt." For March hare, proverbial type of madness, see mad.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: march
Pronunciation: 'märch
Function: noun
: the progression of epileptic activity through the motor centers of the cerebral cortex that ismanifested in localized convulsions in first one and then an adjacent part of the body march of convulsions>
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
mar.
  1. maritime

  2. married

Mar.
March
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