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Mars.

The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɑːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹz/General-American
  1. The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂

    uncountable · usually
    Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos.
  2. The Roman god of war.

    Roman · uncountable · usually
    Mars was the lover of Venus, and together they had a daughter called Harmonia.
  3. War, personified.

    countable · poetic · usually
    In the first half of the twentieth century, Mars devastated Europe.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Mars, from Latin Mārs (“god of war”), from Old Latin Māvors.

noun/ˈmɑːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹz/General-American
  1. Gules (red), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.

    rare · uncountable
  2. Iron.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Mars, from Latin Mārs (“god of war”), from Old Latin Māvors.

name/ˈmɑːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹz/General-American
  1. A surname.

  2. A brand of chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling.

Where this word comes from

Possibly a variant of Marrs, itself from Marr with post-medieval excrescent -s. The Mars bar was named after Franklin Clarence Mars, who founded the company that produces these chocolate bars.

name/maɹs//mɑ˞s//ˈmɑːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹz/General-American
  1. A village in Semenivka urban hromada, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ukrainian Марс (Mars).

noun/ˈmɑːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹz/General-American
  1. Alternative form of Mas.

    alt-of · alternative
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.