March vs Journey - What's the difference?

In obsolete terms the difference between march and journey

is that march is smallage while journey is a day's work.

As nouns the difference between march and journey

is that march is a formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies while journey is a set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

As verbs the difference between march and journey

is that march is to walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does while journey is to travel, to make a trip or voyage.

As a proper noun March

is the third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April. Abbreviation: Mar or Mar.

march
English

Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Akin to (etyl) mearc'', ''?emearc "mark, boundary".
Noun
(es)
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.

the march of time

(euchre) The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.

Synonyms
* (steady forward movement or progression) process * (political rally) protest, parade, rally * (steady forward movement) advancement, progression
Derived 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 march
Related terms
* * volksmarch
Verb
(es)
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.

Derived terms
* dismarch * marcher * marching * march off * march on * march to the beat of a different drum * outmarch * overmarch * remarch
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Noun
(es)
A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.

* , Book V:

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.

(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:

Juan's companion was a Romagnole, / But bred within the March of old Ancona.

Synonyms
* (border region) frontier, marchland * (territory) county palatinate, county palatine
Derived terms
* Lord Warden of the Marches * marcher * march-gat * march-land * march-man * march parts, march-party * * march stone * march-ward *
Related terms
* * marquee * marquess * marchion * marchionat * marchioness * marquis * marquisate * stanmarch
Verb

To have common borders or frontiers

Etymology 3

Noun
(es)
(obsolete) Smallage.

Synonyms
* (l)
Anagrams
* English ergative verbs English terms with multiple etymologies ----
journey
English
(wikipedia journey)
Noun
(en noun)
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

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(label) A day.

(label) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.

(label) A day's work.

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*:But whan ye haue done that Iourney ye shal promyse me as ye are a true knyght for to go with me and to helpe me / and other damoysels that are distressid dayly with a fals knyghte / All your entente damoysel and desyre I wylle fulfylle / soo ye wyl brynge me vnto this knyghte

Hyponyms
* See also
Verb
(en verb)
To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

Synonyms
* (l)
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