Definition of mark

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mark²    (märk) KEY 

NOUN:

1. An English and Scottish monetary unit that was equal to 13 shillings and 4 pence.
2. Any of several European units of weight that were equal to about 8 ounces (227 grams), used especially for weighing gold and silver.
3. A deutsche mark.
4. A markka.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English marc; see merg- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, translation of German Mark . Sense 4, translation of Finnish markka