March

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /mɑːtʃ/
• US enPR: märch, IPA: /mɑɹtʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tʃ

Middle English marchen from Middle French marcher ("to march, to walk"), from Old French marchier ("to stride, to march, to trample"), from Frankish *markōn ("to mark, mark out, to press with the foot"), from Proto-Germanic *markō, akin to Persian مرز, from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- ("edge, boundary"). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc "mark, boundary".

Full definition of march

Noun

1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
2. A political rally or parade
3. Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see March (music))
4. Steady forward movement or progression.the march of time
5. (euchre) The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.

Synonyms

• (steady forward movement or progression) process
• (political rally) protest, parade, rally
• (steady forward movement) advancement, progression

Derived terms

Related terms

• démarche
• volksmarch

Verb

1. To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
2. To go to war; to make military advances.

Derived terms

From Middle English marche ("tract of land along a country's border"), from Old French marche ("boundary, frontier"), from Frankish *marka, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- ("edge, boundary").

Noun

1. (now archaic, historical) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
• 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:Therefore, sir, be my counsayle, rere up your lyege peple and sende kynges and dewkes to loke unto your marchis, and that the mountaynes of Almayne be myghtyly kepte.
2. (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
3. The name for any of various territories with similar meanings or etymologies in their native languages
• 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, IV:Juan's companion was a Romagnole,
  But bred within the March of old Ancona ....

Synonyms

• (border region) frontier

Derived terms

• Lord Warden of the Marches
• marcher
• march-gat
• march-land
• march-man
• march parts, march-party
• March Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
• march stone
• march-ward
• Welsh Marches

Related terms

• Marche
• marquee
• marquess
• marchion
• marchionat
• marchioness
• marquis
• marquisate
• stanmarch

Verb

1. (intransitive) To have common borders or frontiers

Noun

1. (obsolete) Smallage.

Synonyms

• smallage

Anagrams

• charm