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mare Definition


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mare1
noun
    1. An adult female horse, ass, zebra, etc. See also stallion, foal.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon mere.




mare2
noun
    maria
    1. astron.
      Any of numerous large, flat areas on the surface of the Moon or Mars, seen from Earth as dark patches and originally thought to be seas.
Etymology: 18c: Latin, meaning ‘sea'.



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