Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for March
march, n. [see march, v.]
- Brisk melody; piece of military music; song to walk to in a lively manner; [fig.] movement; campaign; [word play on the proper noun “March”] springtime.
- Military campaign; troop movement; relocation of forces; [fig.] systematic traveling of sunset light across the land.
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