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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: marct, mart, probably from Old North French market; MARKET1

mart

 noun
     
mart [countable]
1 American English a place where goods are sold - used especially in the names of shops:
the largest furniture mart in the region
K-Mart
2 British English a market, especially one where animals are sold
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