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Added 8 October 2026

marc

/mɑːk/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about marc at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
An alcoholic spirit distilled from the marc of grapes.

noun

Alternative form of mark (“various half-pound units of mass, various European currencies”).

Origin

From Middle French marc, from Old French marcher (“to trample”).

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