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marmalade box
marmalade plum
marmalade tree
Marmara, Sea of
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marquis
mar·quis [ mrkwiss, maar k ] (plural mar·quis·es [ mrkwissəz ] or mar·quis [ maar kz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
nobleman: in various European countries, a nobleman ranking above a count
[14th century. < Old French, alteration of marchis (see marquess)]

mar·quis·ate [ mrkwəzət, mrkwəssət ] noun
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