: a musical composition that is usually in duple or quadruple time with a strongly accentuated beat and that is designed or suitable to accompany marching
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a(1)
: the action of marching
(2)
: the distance covered within a specific period of time by marching
(3)
: a regular measured stride or rhythmic step used in marching
Middle English marche, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary — more at mark
Verb (2)
Middle English, from Middle French marchier to trample, march, from Old French, to trample, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark
Noun (3)
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin martius, from martius of Mars, from Mart-, Mars