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marish

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmaɹɪʃ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 R IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, poetic

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A marsh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, poetic

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History

Etymology

From Middle English mareys, marys, from Anglo-Norman mareis, mereis, or from Middle French mares, marest, both from Late Latin mariscus, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk (“marsh”). Doublet of marsh and morass.