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Syllabification: (mare)
Pronunciation: /me(ə)r/
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Definition of mare

noun

  • the female of a horse or other equine animal.

Origin:

Old English mearh 'horse', mere 'mare', from a Germanic base with cognates in Celtic languages meaning 'stallion' The sense 'male horse' died out at the end of the Middle English period

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