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mo·rass
(mə-răs′, mô-)n.
1. An area of low-lying, soggy ground.
2. Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms: a morass of details.
[Dutch moeras, from Middle Dutch maras, from Old French mareis, probably of Germanic origin; see mori- in Indo-European roots.]
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morass
(məˈræs)n
1. (Physical Geography) a tract of swampy low-lying land
2. a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress
[C17: from Dutch moeras, ultimately from Old French marais marsh]
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mo•rass
(məˈræs)n.
1. a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
2. a marsh or bog.
3. something that is confusing or troublesome or from which it is difficult to free oneself.
[1645–55; < Dutch moeras, alter. of Middle Dutch maras < Old French mareis < Germanic. See marsh]
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morass
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morass
noun1. A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water:
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morass
[məˈræs] N → cenagal m, pantano ma morass of problems → un laberinto de problemas
a morass of figures → un mar de cifras
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morass
(məˈrӕs) noun a bog or swamp. ciénaga
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