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morass |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Morass \Mo*rass"\, n. [OE. marras, mareis (perh. through D. moeras), fr F. marais, prob. from L. mare sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word See {Mere} a lake, and cf {Marsh}.] A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen. {Morass ore}. (Min.) See {Bog ore}, under {Bog}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: morass n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quagmire}]
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