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maar

Pronunciation: /mɑː/

The English word “maar” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.

Etymology

English usage from 1825, from German Maar, of uncertain origin (see the German entry for theories), possibly from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”), and thus a Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”).

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