Meanings
nounmarchmount (plural marchmounts)
plural marchmounts
- A tall mountain, in particular one of the Five Great Mountains of China.
Origin
From march (“borderland”) + mount; coined by Edward H. Schafer to translate Chinese 嶽／岳 (yuè).
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marchmount. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchmount
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“marchmount.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchmount. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marchmount,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchmount.
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