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marchmount

marchmount noun: a tall mountain, in particular one of the Five Great Mountains of China.

marchmount: a tall mountain, in particular one of the Five Great Mountains of China
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Noun

marchmount (plural marchmounts)

  1. A tall mountain, in particular one of the Five Great Mountains of China.

Forms of marchmount

pluralmarchmounts

Origin of marchmount

From march (“borderland”) + mount; coined by Edward H. Schafer to translate Chinese 嶽／岳 (yuè).

Questions about marchmount

What does marchmount mean?
Marchmount means a tall mountain, in particular one of the Five Great Mountains of China.
What part of speech is marchmount?
Marchmount is a noun.
What is the plural of marchmount?
The plural of marchmount is marchmounts.

Words near marchmount in the dictionary

  1. Marchman Acting
  2. Marchman Acts
  3. Marchmans
  4. marchmen
  5. Marchmont
  6. marchmount
  7. marchmounts
  8. marchpane
  9. marchpanes
  10. marchpast
  11. marchpasts

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