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Webster 1913 Edition


Mara


Ma′ra

,
Noun.
[Skr.
māra
.]
(Hind. Myth.)
The principal or ruling evil spirit.
E. Arnold.

Ma′ra

,
Noun.
[Icel.
mara
nightmare, an ogress. See
Nightmare
.]
(Norse Myth.)
A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

Ma′ra

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent (
Dolichotis patagonum
or
Dolichotis Patagonicus
) of the pampas of Argentina.

Definition 2024


mära

mära

See also: mara, Mara, mára, mará, māra, Māra, and Mářa

Estonian

Noun

mära (genitive mära, partitive mära)

  1. mare

Declension

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