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marc¹
- /mɑːk/ UK
- /mɑɹk/ US
Sounds like mark, Mark, marque · Rhymes with -ɑːk
Where it comes from
From Middle French marc, from Old French marcher (“to trample”).
noun marcs
- The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
- An alcoholic spirit distilled from the marc of grapes. There were a few men in the café sitting with coffee and glasses of kirsch or marc on the tables.
marc²
- /mɑːk/ UK
- /mɑɹk/ US
Sounds like mark, Mark, marque · Rhymes with -ɑːk
noun marcs
- Alternative form of mark (“various half-pound units of mass, various European currencies”).
Marc³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Marc, from Latin Marcus.
proper noun Marcs
- A male given name from French, equivalent to English Mark.
MARC⁴
proper noun
- Abbreviation of machine-readable cataloging; a set of digital standards. ISO 639-3 is a comprehensive list of nearly 8,000 three-letter codes for individual languages that expands on ISO 639-2. ISO 639-2 includes the same languages as the MARC language codes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cake, dale, jean, marker, mark, mar, dem, joshua, adr, renee, jane, sam, jeff, doug, marco, marcus
Translations
Talk about this word "marc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. marc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marc "marc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marc.Cite this
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