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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin martius, from martius 'of Mars, god of war'

March

 noun
     
Related topics: Chronology
March [uncountable and countable] written abbreviation Mar.
TMC the third month of the year, between February and April
next/last March
She started work here last March.
in March
The theatre opened in March 2001.
on March 6th
There's a meeting on March 6th.
on 6th March British English
I wrote to my bank on 6th March.
March 6 American English
The hospital is scheduled to open March 6.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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