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maar

/mɑː/ UK
/mɑːɹ/ US

Sounds like mar · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

English usage from 1825, from German Maar, of uncertain origin (see the German entry for theories), possibly from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”), and thus a Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”).

noun maars · maare

A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.

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中文	低平火山口 dīpíng huǒshānkǒu
Français	maar
Deutsch	Maar
Română	maar

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@misc{maar_2026,
  title = {maar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}