English Words: M

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Marcionname

A diminutive of the male given name Marcus, from Koine Greek, particularly

Marcionismnoun

The teachings of Marcion of Sinope and his followers, a docetic form of early Christianity often but not universally considered Gnostic that rejected the spiritual authority of the Hebrew Tanakh (Old Testament) and the disciples and apostles other than Paul as serving the Demiurge.

Marcionistnoun

Synonym of Marcionite, a follower of Marcionism.

Marcionitenoun

A follower of Marcionism.

Marcioniticadj

Synonym of Marcionite, or or related to Marcion, Marcionism, or Marcionites.

Marcionitishadj

Synonym of Marcionite, of or related to Marcion, Marcionism, or Marcionites.

Marcionitismnoun

Synonym of Marcionism.

Marciusname

a Roman nomen gentilicium

Marconame

A male given name from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Mark.

Marco Polonoun

A renowned traveler.

Marcomanninoun

an ancient Germanic tribe.

Marcomannicadj

Of or pertaining to the Marcomanni.

marcommsnoun

marketing communications

Marconiname

A surname from Italian.

marconi operatornoun

Synonym of wireless operator or radio operator, a person who operates a wireless set / radio communications device.

Marconi rignoun

Bermuda rig

Marconianadj

Of or relating to Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist and inventor.

marconigramnoun

A message sent via radio.

marconigraphnoun

wireless telegraph

Marconismnoun

The theory or practice of Marconi's wireless telegraph system.

Marcosname

A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Mark.

marcotnoun

A branch formed by marcottage

Marcotardnoun

A supporter or fanatic of either Ferdinand Marcos or Bongbong Marcos as well as their families and relatives.

marcottagenoun

A process of plant propagation where soil is tied onto a branch stripped of a ring of bark.

marcournoun

The state of withering or wasting; leanness; loss of flesh.

Marcouxname

A surname from French.

Marcovillename

Ellipsis of Bal Marcoville.

Marcusname

A male given name from Latin.

Marcus Gunn phenomenonnoun

An autosomal-dominant synkinesis in which two or more muscles that are independently innervated have simultaneous or coordinated movements.

Marcus Gunn pupilnoun

A pupil of the eye that exhibits unusually little constriction when a bright light is swung from the unaffected eye to the affected eye. It can be caused by a lesion of the optic nerve.

Marcuseanadj

Of or relating to Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979), German-American Marxist philosopher.

Marcusianadj

Of or relating to Greil Marcus (born 1945), American author, music journalist and cultural critic.

Marcyname

A surname.

Marcyitenoun

A supporter or follower of Sam Marcy (1911–1998), American lawyer, writer, and Marxist-Leninist activist who co-founded the Workers World Party (WWP).

mardananoun

A part of a house or palace reserved for men, especially on the Indian subcontinent.

mardarsenoun

A person who whines and complains a lot.

Marderosianname

A surname from Armenian.

Mardi Grasname

The day when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday.

Mardi Gras Indiannoun

One of the black carnival revellers in New Orleans, Louisiana, who dress up for Mardi Gras in suits influenced by Native American ceremonial apparel. They are divided into tribes.

Mardi Grassname

The artificial turf used as a playing surface at the New Orleans Superdome until 2003.

Mardigianname

A surname from Armenian.

mardilyadv

In a mardy manner; irritably.

Mardinname

A province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey.

mardinessnoun

The quality of being mardy.

mardnessnoun

Alternative form of marredness.

mardonoun

A small, mouselike, marsupial, Antechinus flavipes, of Australia.

Mardukname

A late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.

mardyadj

Sulky or whining.

marenoun

An adult female horse.

mare clausumnoun

A body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea.

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