mark
Pronunciation: /mɑːk/
The English word “mark” has 20 meanings listed here.
noun
- A boundary; a border or frontier.
- A boundary-post or fence.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- A type of small region or principality.
- A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- A characteristic feature.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A written character or sign.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- Preeminence; high position.
- A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called “deeps”.)
- Resemblance, likeness, image.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
Etymology
From Middle English mark, merk, merke, from Old English mearc (“mark, sign, line of division; standard; boundary, limit, term, border; defined area, district, province”), from Proto-West Germanic *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”). Compare march. Cognates * Dutch mark, merk (“mark, brand”) * German Mark…
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