n. An adult female horse or the adult female of other equine species. [Middle English mere, mare, from Old English mȳre, mīre (influenced by forms of mearh, mēar-, horse); see marko- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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n. pl. ma·ri·a (-rē-ə) Any of the large dark areas on the moon or on Mars or other planets. [Latin, sea; see mori- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] (click for a larger image) mare2Mare Crisium above the center of the moon, and Maria Serenitatis, Tranquillitatis, and Foecunditatis (from top to bottom) on the left, as seen from Apollo 11 |
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