How to pronounce mare
American English pronunciation
MAR-ay
- IPA
- /ˈmɑɹeɪ/
- Syllables
- MAR · ay (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mare means
Most people know mare in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A wide, dark, flat plain on the moon
In a sentence: Through the telescope, we could see a dark mare spread across the face of the moon.
Where it comes from: It is the Latin word for sea, because these dark plains can look like seas. It is a different word from mare, a female horse, which comes from an old English word for horse.
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