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marken
v.(1)
233 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) To set the boundaries or limits of (a plot of land, body of water, etc.); stake out; (b) of a sea or river: to reach the shore; (c)
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marked
, of armies or troops: spread out, extended in width…
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