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march

March proper noun · verb · noun
MAHRCH/mɑɹt͡ʃ/UKMAHCH/mɑːtʃ/

Verbmarches, marching, marched

Noun pluralmarches

14 meanings of march

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  1. 1
    third monthproper noun · Marchuncountable
    The third month of the year, coming after February and before April.

    My birthday is in March.

    The snow usually melts by the end of March.

    UsageUse a capital M. Say in March and on March 1.

  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To walk with steady, even steps like a soldier, or to move forward as an army.

    The soldiers march across the square every morning.

    The school band was marching down Main Street.

    UsageSay soldiers march in step or march past.

    Similarparade, stride, file, tramp

  3. 3
    political protestnouncountable
    A large group of people walking together to support or protest a political cause.

    Thousands of people joined the march for clean air.

    The students organized two marches against the tuition increase.

    UsageSay go on a march, or a march for or against something.

    Similarprotest, rally, parade

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  4. 4
    nouncountable
    A way of walking with steady, regular steps, or a long walk made like this, especially by soldiers.

    The guards moved at a slow march to the gate.

    The band kept up a quick march all the way around the stadium.

    UsageSay at a slow march.

    Similarstep, pace, tread, stride

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Origins

Meanings 2–8

It comes from a French word meaning "to walk" or "to stride", which goes back to an old Germanic word meaning "to mark".

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Meanings 9–10

From an old French word meaning "border" or "frontier".

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  • The border sense of march derives from Old French marche, meaning boundary or frontier. en.wiktionary.org
Meaning 11

It comes from the Old English word merċe, which is related to an Old Norse word for celery.

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