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[mair] 
–noun
| a fully mature female horse or other equine animal. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, var. of mere, OE m(i)ere; c. D merrie, G Mähre, ON merr; akin to OE mearh, ON marr, Ir marc horse. See marshal
bef. 900; ME, var. of mere, OE m(i)ere; c. D merrie, G Mähre, ON merr; akin to OE mearh, ON marr, Ir marc horse. See marshal
ma⋅re
3 [mahr-ey, mair-ee]
–noun, plural ma⋅ri⋅a
[mahr-ee-uh, mair-] . Astronomy.
[mahr-ee-uh, mair-] . Astronomy.
| any of the several large, dark plains on the moon and Mars: Galileo believed that the lunar features were seas when he first saw them through a telescope. |
Origin:
1680–90; < L: sea
1680–90; < L: sea
Mar.E.
| Marine Engineer. |
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| mare 1
(mâr) n. An adult female horse or the female of other equine species. [Middle English, alteration of Old English mȳre (influenced by forms of mearh, horse); see marko- in Indo-European roots.] |
| ma·re 2
(mä'rā) n. pl. ma·ri·a (-rē-ə) Any of the large dark areas on the moon or on Mars or other planets. [Latin, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Word Origin & History
mare (1)
"female horse," O.E. mere (Mercian), myre (W.Saxon), fem. of O.E. mearh "horse," from P.Gmc. *markhjon (cf. O.S. meriha, O.N. merr, O.Fris. merrie, Ger. Mähre "mare"), said to be of Gaulish origin (cf. Ir. and Gael. marc, Welsh march, Bret. marh "horse"). No known cognates beyond Gmc. and Celtic. As the name of a throw in wrestling, it is attested from 1602. Mare's nest "illusory discovery, excitement over something which does not exist" is from 1619.
mare (2)
"broad, dark areas of the moon," 1765, from L. mare "sea" (see marine), applied to lunar features by Galileo and used in 17c. Latin works. They originally were thought to be actual seas.
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| mare
(mä'rā) Pronunciation Key Plural maria (mä'rē-ə) Any of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets. The lunar maria are believed to consist of volcanic basalts, and many are believed to be basins formed initially by large impacts with meteoroids and later filled with lava flows. Compare terra. |
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