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- [mahrz]
- /mɑrz/
- /mɑːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahrz]
- /mɑrz/
Definitions of mars word
- noun mars (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master. 1
- adjective mars (often lowercase) of or relating to any of various pigments used in painting that are artificially made from an iron oxide base: Mars color; Mars pigments. 1
- verb with object mars to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather. 1
- verb with object mars to disfigure, deface, or scar: The scratch marred the table. 1
- noun mars Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mar. 1
- noun mars astronomy: planet 1
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Origin of mars
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English merren, Old English merran to hinder, waste; cognate with Old Saxon merrian, Old High German merren to hinder, Old Norse merja to bruise, Gothic marzjan to offend
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Parts of speech for Mars
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mars popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mars usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mars
noun mars
- neptune — the ancient Roman god of the sea, identified with the Greek god Poseidon.
- jupiter — Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Compare Zeus.
- inner planet — any of the four planets closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars.
- copernican system — the theory published in 1543 by Copernicus which stated that the earth and the planets rotated around the sun and which opposed the Ptolemaic system
- venus — an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
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