/ mɑːtʃ; NAmE mɑːrtʃ/ noun
[ U , C ] ( abbr. Mar. ) the 3rd month of the year, between February and April
HELP NOTE : To see how March is used, look at the examples at April .
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IDIOMS
see mad
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from an Old French dialect variant of marz , from Latin Martius (mensis) (month) of Mars.