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71Mar|lo|vi|an — «mahr LOH vee uhn», adjective. of or characteristic of the English dramatist and poet Christopher Marlowe (1564 1593) or his work: »He is too eager in straining for Marlovian echoes in Shakespeare (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …
72mar|mo|re|an — «mahr MR ee uhn, MOHR », adjective. = marmoreal. (Cf. ↑marmoreal) …
73mar|ra|no — «muh RAH noh», noun, plural nos. a Christianized Jew or Moor of medieval Spain, especially one who only professed conversion to escape persecution by the Inquisition. ╂[< Spanish marrano pig < Arabic mahrām forbidden thing (because Jewish… …
74Mar|sa|la — «mahr SAH lah», noun. a light wine resembling sherry, originating in Marsala, Sicily …
75mar|su|pi|al — «mahr SOO pee uhl», noun, adjective. –n. a mammal that carries its young in a pouch. Kangaroos, opossums, and wombats are marsupials. The pouch covers the mammary glands on the abdomen, and the incompletely developed young are nursed as well as… …
76mar|su|pi|um — «mahr SOO pee uhm», noun, plural pi|a « pee uh». 1. a pouch or fold of skin on the abdomen of a female marsupial for carrying its young. 2. a similar pouch in certain fishes and crustaceans. ╂[< Latin marsūpium < variant of Greek marsípion… …
77mar|ti|ni — «mahr TEE nee», noun, plural nis. a cocktail consisting of gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twisted strip of lemon peel. ╂[< Martini and Rossi, an Italian company that manufactures vermouth] …
78Mar|y — «MAIR ee», noun. 1. the mother of Jesus (in the Bible, Matthew 1:18 25). 2. the sister of Lazarus and Martha (in the Bible, Luke 10:38 42). 3. = Mary Magdalene. (Cf. ↑Mary Magdalene) ╂[Old English Maria < Late Latin < Greek Maríā, variant… …
79marȝen — obs. form of morn …
80Mar — (Del lat. mare.) ► sustantivo masculino/ femenino 1 GEOGRAFÍA Masa de agua salada que cubre la mayor parte del planeta terrestre. SINÓNIMO piélago 2 GEOGRAFÍA División determinada en que se divide esta masa de agua: ■ mar Mediterráneo; mar Rojo; …
