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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A '''mark''' coin.
  • A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
  • Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.
  • attention
  • boundary, land in a boundary
  • characteristic, sign, visible impression
  • historical An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one '''mark''' weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.
  • indicator of position, objective etc.

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Proper noun:

  • biblical character Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, first patriarch of Alexandria and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark.
  • biblical The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.
  • male|from=Latin.

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Verb:

  • To blemish, scratch, or stain.
  • Australian Rules football To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
  • sport To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
  • To indicate in some way for later reference.
  • To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.
  • To take note of.

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