march
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3.2
- noun
- /mɑrtʃ/
- Specialized
- After a brief pause, the group played a brisk march section with crisp martelé bowing.
- play the march
- military march
- compose a march
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Watch on YouTubeThe new anthem, March of the Volunteers, booms across the square.
- The new anthem, March of the Volunteers, booms across the square.
Examples
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We continue now, our concert of marches for this Christmas Eve.
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A victory march through Paris.
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And now, ladies and gentlemen... quickly take your partners for the grand march.
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Rena arrived today, very excited about a march she had composed.
Academic text (1992) -
Rena placed her bar lines very carefully in the march she had composed.
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The brass band begins a march, and Moctezuma and his men enter the plaza to begin the performance.
Academic text (1993) -
The new anthem, March of the Volunteers, booms across the square.
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On the accompanying CD, he performs a boisterous march in song with orchestration that has a carnival flair.
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The band played a lively march that got everyone clapping along.
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During the ceremony, we listened to a beautiful march that honored the veterans.
Synonyms
4
2.8
A piece of music played during a wedding when the bride walks down the aisle
2
3.5
Slow, sad music played during a funeral procession
1
3.7
Music with a strong regular beat played by bands for parades
1
3.9
Brisk music with a steady beat that helps soldiers walk together in parades
1
8.8
Slow, solemn music played at funerals and memorial services
1
6.3
Music with a steady marching beat played during a formal procession
A piece of music that people play while they leave a formal ceremony like a wedding
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
2
5.1
A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute
1
5.3
The time around March 20 when day and night are nearly equal and spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere
- Jargon
A piece of music that people play while they leave a formal ceremony like a wedding
How Rhythmic
Surface Forms
Etymology
March for a piece of music comes from the same Old French marcher 'to walk' because the music has a strong, steady beat to match soldiers' steps. So a musical march is written to help people walk together in time.