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Definition of: march
(märch) noun
1. Movement together on foot and in time, as of soldiers; a stately, dignified walk.
2. A movement, as of soldiers, from one stopping place to another.
3. The distance thus passed over.
4. Onward progress: the march of events.
5. A piece of music suitable for regulating the movements of persons marching.
—v.i.
1. To move with measured, regular steps, as a soldier; proceed in step, as troops.
2. To walk in a solemn or dignified manner.
3. To proceed steadily; advance.
—v.t.
4. To cause to march. [<MF marche <marcher walk, orig. trample, ult. <LL marcus a hammer <L marculus]
—march′er noun
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