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Mark — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • core noun The central or most essential part of something.
  • frontier noun The border area between two countries, or the edge of settled and unsettled land.
  • march noun A steady, rhythmic style of walking used especially by soldiers and marching bands.
  • mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  • marrow noun The soft, fatty tissue inside bones that produces blood cells.
  • pith noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

Senses

Mark is used for these senses in English:

  • bone marrow (anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.
  • frontier The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
  • mark (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
  • markka A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.
  • marrow (uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
  • pith The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

core — full definition

  1. noun The central or most essential part of something.
  2. noun The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
  3. adj Forming the most important or fundamental part of something.
  4. verb To remove the core from a piece of fruit.

frontier — full definition

  1. noun The border area between two countries, or the edge of settled and unsettled land.
  2. noun The furthest, most advanced edge of knowledge or achievement in a field.

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