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ma'k

ma'k is the pronunciation spelling of mark.

Meaning of mark

Noun

mark (plural marks)

  1. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier.
  2. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence.
  3. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
    • I do remember a great thron in Yatton field near Bristow-way, against which Sir William Waller's men made a great fire and killed it. I think the stump remains, and was a mark for travellers.1859, Henry Bull, A history, military and municipal, of the ancient borough of the Devizes
  4. The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
  5. (archaic) A type of small region or principality.
    • There dwells Théoden son of Thengel, King of the Mark of Rohan.1954, J R R Tolkien, The Two Towers
  6. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.

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Forms of ma'k

pluralma'ks

Questions about ma'k

What is ma'k the pronunciation spelling of?
Ma'k is the pronunciation spelling of mark.

Words near ma'k in the dictionary

  1. Ma'an
  2. Ma'anshan
  3. Ma'at
  4. Ma'bar
  5. Ma'erkang
  6. ma'k
  7. ma'ks
  8. ma'ruf
  9. ma-and-pa
  10. Ma-ayon
  11. Ma-ch'eng

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