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Mars

Mars
1. The god of war and husbandry.
2. (Science: astronomy) 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.
3. (Science: chemistry) The metallic element iron, the symbol of which <male/ was the same as that of the planet mars. Mars brown, a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.
Origin: L. Mars, gen. Martis, archaic Mavors, gen. Mavortis.

Last updated on January 13th, 2021

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