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march past
march-past
/
ˈmɑrtʃˌpæst, -ˌpɑst
/
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[
mahrch
-past, -pahst
]
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noun
a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
Origin:
1875–80;
noun use of verb phrase
march past
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march past
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n
the marching of troops on parade past a person who is reviewing them
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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