March

  1. Proper noun.  The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April. Abbreviation: '''Mar''' or '''Mar.'''.
  2. Proper noun.  (surname, from Middle English) for someone born in March, or for someone living near a boundary ((term, marche) ).
  3. Noun.  A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
  4. Noun.  A political rally or parade.
  5. Noun.  Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music).
  6. Noun.  Steady forward movement or progression.
  7. Noun.  (obsolete) Smallage.
  8. Verb.  To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
  9. Verb.  To go to war; to make military advances.
  10. Noun.  (context, now) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
  11. Noun.  (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
  12. Noun.  The name for any of various territories in Europe having etymologically cognate names in their native languages.
  13. Verb.  (intransitive) To have common borders or frontiers.

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