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Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
Compatible, accordant.
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(logic) Of a set of statements, such that no contradiction logically follows from them.
(in the plural, rare) Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
* 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
In the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church, a kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but could not be admitted to receive the holy sacrament.
* 1885 Catholic Dictionary 651
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
A political rally or parade
Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see )
Steady forward movement or progression.
(euchre) The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.
To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
To cause someone to walk somewhere.
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To go to war; to make military advances.
A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
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(label) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
The name for any of various territories with similar meanings or etymologies in their native languages.
* 1819 , (Lord Byron), , IV:
To have common borders or frontiers
(obsolete) Smallage.
As an adjective consistent
is of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.As a noun consistent
is (in the plural|rare) objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.As a proper noun march is
the third month of the gregorian calendar, following february and preceding april abbreviation: mar' or ' .consistent
English
(consistency)Adjective
(en adjective)- The consistent use of Chinglish in China can be very annoying, apart from some initial amusement.
- He is very consistent in his political choices: economy good or bad, he always votes Labour!
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Antonyms
* inconsistent * contradictoryNoun
(en noun)- The Diurnal motion of the primum mobile, is it not from East to West? And the annual motion of the Sun through the Ecliptick, is it not on the contrary from West to East? How then can you make these motions being conferred on the Earth ... to become consistents ?
- The consistentes stand together with the faithful, and do not go out with the catechumens.
References
* * Catholic Dictionary (1885) * Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia - Supplement (1753) ----march
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Akin to (etyl) mearc'', ''?emearc "mark, boundary".Noun
(es)- the march of time
Synonyms
* (steady forward movement or progression) process * (political rally) protest, parade, rally * (steady forward movement) advancement, progressionDerived terms
* countermarch * dead march * death march * double march * force-march * forced march * freedom march * frog-march, frog march, frog's march * funeral march * gain a march on, get a march on * grand march * hour of march * in a full march * in march * Jacksonian march * Jarvis march * line of march * make a march * march haemoglobinuria, march hemoglobinuria * march-on * march-order * march out * march-past * march-time * march tumor, march tumour * march to a different drummer * march to the beat of a different drum * minute of march * on a march * on the march * outmarch * rogue's march * route march, route-march, routemarch * slow march * snowball marches * steal a march * wedding marchVerb
(es)Derived terms
* dismarch * marcher * marching * march off * march on * march to the beat of a different drum * outmarch * overmarch * remarchEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(es)- Therefore, sir, be my counsayle, rere up your lyege peple and sende kynges and dewkes to loke unto your marchis , and that the mountaynes of Almayne be myghtyly kepte.
- Juan's companion was a Romagnole, / But bred within the March of old Ancona.