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mar
/mɑɹ/
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What does mar mean?
verb
- To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
noun
- A blemish.
- Alternative form of mere (“a body of standing water”).
More meanings (8)
noun
- A title of respect in Syriac, given to all saints and also used before the Christian names of bishops.
- Initialism of modified aspect ratio.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of mayor and mair.
adjective
- Abbreviation of maroon (an eye color).
- Initialism of missing at random.
proper noun
- Abbreviation of March.
- An earldom in the Scottish peerage.
- Alternative letter-case form of Mar (“March”).
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IPA pronunciation
/mɑɹ/
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Marry, sir, I am helping you to mar that which God made, a poor unworthy brother of yours, with idleness.
The road had some great curves in it, but their gradual sweep was such that they were no mar to history.
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His own nature had revolted against the excess of anguish that had sought to maim and mar the perfection of its calm.
In all circumstances serenity of mind should be maintained, and conversation should be conducted as never to mar the harmony of the surroundings.
The first work of slavery is to mar and deface those characteristics of its victims which distinguish men from things, and persons from property.