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   Ma·rine

   /məˈrēn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, found in, or produced by the sea: "marine plants" Similar saltwaterseawaterseaoceanicaquatictechnical:pelagicthalassicOpposite freshwater
   • ▪ relating to shipping or naval matters: "marine insurance" Similar maritimenauticalnavalseafaringseagoingoceangoing
   • ▪ (of artists or painting) depicting scenes at sea: "marine painters"

   noun

   • 1. a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea, in particular a member of the US Marine Corps: "a contingent of 2,000 marines"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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