march
8
3.2
- noun
- /mɑrtʃ/
- Specialized
:
marcha
- After a brief pause, the group played a brisk march section with crisp martelé bowing.
- play the march
- military march
- compose a march
The 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.
Academic text (1992) -
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.
Academic text (2015) -
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
5
2.8
A piece of music played during a wedding when the bride walks down the aisle
1
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
8.8
Slow, solemn music played at funerals and memorial services
Brisk music with a steady beat that helps soldiers walk together in parades
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
1
5.1
A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute
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.