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march

n. C / U
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈmɑɹtʃ// UK //mˈɑːtʃ// march Archaic General-service

n. the third month of the year. It has 31 days and is the time when spring starts in many parts of the world.

n. the third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April.


SIMPLE

The weather starts to get warmer in March.

CONTEXTUAL

The annual school festival usually takes place in late March just before the spring break begins.

COMPLEX

While the meteorological start of spring occurs on the first of March, the astronomical equinox typically falls around the twentieth or twenty-first of the month.

Synonyms
Usage

Always capitalized. When used as a countable noun, it refers to the month in a specific year.

Pitfall

I was born in the March.I was born in March.Names of months do not take the definite article 'the' when used generally.

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