Mars
[mɑːz] or [mɑrz]
[mɑrz]
Definition
(noun.) a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; 'Mars has two satellites'.
(noun.) (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares.
Edited by Denny--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The god of war and husbandry.
(n.) One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.
(n.) The metallic element iron, the symbol of which / was the same as that of the planet Mars.
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Definition
n. the Roman god of war: the planet next to the earth in the order of distance from the sun.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of Mars, denotes that your life will be made miserable and hardly worth living by the cruel treatment of friends. Enemies will endeavor to ruin you. If you feel yourself drawn up toward the planet, you will develop keen judgment and advance beyond your friends in learning and wealth.
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Examples
- Never before had I seen such a thing upon Mars, and for the moment I was nonplussed. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Evidently we were very far beneath the surface crust of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Omean lies perhaps two miles below the surface crust of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- You want a satellite, Mars and his satellite! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Beneath the brilliant light of Mars' two glorious moons the whole scene presented itself in vivid distinctness. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It might as well be something about Mars or about some fanciful country unless it fructifies in the individual's own life. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The medium of exchange upon Mars is not dissimilar from our own except that the coins are oval. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- What assurance that I might not as well be hurtled to some far-distant star of another solar system, as to Mars? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I can not describe the hideous afternoon's ride from the Dead Sea to Mars Saba. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The Assembly had no stomach to back the government's action of July in the Champ de Mars. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There is no twilight on Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The Germans had a Jupiter in Odin, a Mars in Thor, a Venus in Freya, and so on. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This fierce green warrior had been the first to greet me that day, now twenty years gone, which had witnessed my first advent upon Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I knew that I was on Mars; not once did I question either my sanity or my wakefulness. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Or was he really dead after all, never to return either to his mother Earth or his beloved Mars? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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