march-past

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahrch past, pahst]
- /mɑrtʃ pæst, pɑst/
- /mɑːtʃ pɑːst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahrch past, pahst]
- /mɑrtʃ pæst, pɑst/

Definitions of march-past word

noun march-past a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand. 1
countable noun march-past When soldiers take part in a march-past, they march past an important person as part of a ceremonial occasion. 0
noun march-past the marching of troops on parade past a person who is reviewing them 0
noun march-past A military parade past a high-ranking officer or head-of-state. 0

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Origin of march-past

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; noun use of verb phrase march past

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Parts of speech for March-past

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of March-past

march-past popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for march-past

noun march-past

review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
procession — the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.

All 7 Synonyms of march-past