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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A Spanish and Spanish-American unit of weight for gold and silver, equal to half a libra. It is commonly equal to about .507 of a pound avoirdupois.
Wiktionary
- n. A male given name of Italian origin. English equivalents: Mark, Marc
Examples
“Item: on the 7th day of September he stole a silver point of the value of 22 soldi from Marco [Footnote 6: _Marco_, probably”
“No suspects have been found in Marco's murder, and his father, criminal defense attorney Dan Marco, is seeking to change that.”
The Huffington Post: Zachary Marco's Father Offers Services To Killer's Accomplice
“There is also another weight which they call Marco, which is eight ounces or halfe a rotilo of Goa, and 9 ounces of Venice sotile: with this they weigh amber, corall, muske, ambracan, ciuet, and other fine wares.”
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“Recently the term Marco has been used in marketing material to mean being able to focus on a subject close enough so that when a regular 6×4 inch (15×10 move cm) print is made, the image is life sized or larger.”
“Clearly, irate and impatient red state activists on the right liked what they saw in Marco Rubio.”
The Huffington Post: Charles D. Ellison: GOP Moderates Spearheading a Third Party Option
“But even with their newfound ally in Marco the Polar Bear to guide them, something dangerous lurks in the dark of the caves.”
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“So you have Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio, who are essentially, you know, Marco is going to take it with the Republican Party, Charlie becoming an independent.”
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“Marco is correct that the State Department is the lead on Stability Operations (by doctrine), supported by the military.”
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“Love how Marco is trying to seize the middle and distance himself from the Tea Baggers now that he is the presumptive Rep candidate.”
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“You could cultivate his friendship in real life under the name Marco while mocking him ceaselessly online under an assumed name.”
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