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Marie Celeste

Marie Celeste is the alternative form of Mary Celeste.

Meaning of Mary Celeste

Noun

Mary Celeste (plural Mary Celestes)

  1. (idiomatic) Any ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas.

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Forms of Marie Celeste

pluralMarie Celestes

Origin of Marie Celeste

Coined by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, as a corruption of Mary Celeste. This form popularized by a fictionalized account in a short story by the author.

Questions about Marie Celeste

What is Marie Celeste the alternative form of?
Marie Celeste is the alternative form of Mary Celeste.

Words near Marie Celeste in the dictionary

  1. Marie Antoinette syndrome
  2. Marie Antoinettes
  3. Marie biscuit
  4. Marie biscuits
  5. Marie Byrd Land
  6. Marie Celeste
  7. Marie Jeanne
  8. Marie Jeannes
  9. Marie Kondo
  10. Marie Rose sauce
  11. Marie Valence Hall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Marie Celeste (page history and authors); Mary Celeste (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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