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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAD MARCH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAD MARCH

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Dead march is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEAD MARCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Funeral march

A funeral march is a march, usually in a minor key, in a slow "simple duple" metre, imitating the solemn pace of a funeral procession. Some such marches are often considered appropriate for use during funerals and other sombre occasions, the most well-known being that of Chopin. Handel uses the name dead march, also used for marches played by a military band at military funerals and executions.

Definition of dead march in the English dictionary

The definition of dead march in the dictionary is a piece of solemn funeral music played to accompany a procession, esp at military funerals.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAD MARCH

dead key
dead leg
dead letter
dead letter box
dead letter drop
dead load
dead loss
dead man walking
dead man´s fingers
dead man´s handle
dead man´s pedal
dead marine
dead matter
dead men
dead on
dead point
dead president
dead reckoning
dead ringer

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAD MARCH

approach march
arch
countermarch
death march
forced march
frogmarch
funeral march
hunger march
march
nomarch
onward march
Orange march
outmarch
polemarch
protest march
quick march
research
routemarch
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slow march

Synonyms and antonyms of dead march in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dead march» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAD MARCH

Find out the translation of dead march to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dead march from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dead march» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死亡行军
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marcha fúnebre
570 millions of speakers

English

dead march
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मृत मार्च
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسيرة الميتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

похоронный марш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

marcha fúnebre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত মার্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mars morts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perarakan mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

März tot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死んで行進
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죽은 행진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati baris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bài tang hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறந்த அணிவகுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत मार्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cenaze marşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

marcia morti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

martwy marsz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

похоронний марш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

martie mort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρό πορεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dood Maart
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

död marsch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

døde marsj
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dead march

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAD MARCH»

The term «dead march» is normally little used and occupies the 116.178 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAD MARCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dead march

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAD MARCH»

Discover the use of dead march in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dead march and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dead March
A well-to-do young white widow and a free black medicine woman unite as they attempt to solve the murder of a Virginia slave girl in 1861.
Ann McMillan, 1999
2
Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones, New Edition
September 8 Hurricane, Southern United States. 6,000–8,000 dead. 1903 January 13 Cyclone, South Pacific Ocean– Society Islands. 1,000 dead. March 9 Cyclone, Australia. Seven dead. 1904 April 19 Cyclone, Western Australia. Five dead.
David Longshore, 2009
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The Horn Parts in Handel's Operas and Oratorios and the Horn ...
First, Handel's inclusion of the Dead March in the 1743 premiere of Samson is questionable, as are the parts for trumpets in general. Handel composed two drafts of Samson, the first in September-October 1741 and the second in September- ...
Jennifer Beakes, 2007
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The Trombone
The 1741 autograph score of Samson has two trombones cued into the Dead March and also copied into the conducting score. But the Dead March was cut before the first performance in 1743; nor was it performed in the 1744 and 1745 ...
Trevor Herbert, 2006
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An Edinburgh Eleven
He is of opinion that there is a great deal of moral philosophy in "The Dead March in Saul." Once he said something to that effect in his class, adding enthusiastically that he could excuse the absence of a student who had been away hearing ...
James Matthew Barrie, 1926
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REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, IN OBEDIENCE TO ...
June 7, 1785. do do do do do February do do do do do do do do do do April 20, March 3, do do do do do Dead. March 3, do February do do Dead. Mar. 4, 1797 Mar. 4, 1789 Mar. 4, 1790 Mar. 4, 1789 Mar. 4, 1795 Aug. 25, 1806 Mar. 4, 1789 ...
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Staying Safe at School, Second Edition
October 23, 2000 Los Angeles, CA 1 dead September 26, 2000 New Orleans, LA 0 dead September 13, 2000 Rock Island, IL 0 dead July 17, 2000 Renton, WA 0 dead May 26, 2000 Lake Worth, FL 1 dead March 23, 2000 Lisbon, OH 0 dead ...
Chester L. Quarles, Tammy F. Quarles, 2011
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The Poets and Poetry of America: With an Historical Introduction
Every stride, every tramp, Every footfall is nearer ; And dimmer each lamp, As darkness grows drearer; But ho ! how they march, Making sounds as they tread ; Ho-ho ! how they step, Going down to the dead ! March — march — march ! Making ...
Rufus Wilmot Griswold, 1842
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Music in Shakespearean Tragedy
Although the play continues for another few lines to the stage direction 'cornets a short flourish', to all intents the tragedy concludes with the traditional dead march. This convention must have appealed to Marston in view of the mock funeral ...
F W Sternfeld, 2013
10
A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and ...
Every stride, every tramp, Every footfall is nearer, And dimmer each lamp, As darkness grows dimmer: But ho! how they march, Making sounds as they tread; Ho ho! how they step, Going down to the dead! March — march — march ! Making ...
Charles Dudley Warner, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAD MARCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dead march is used in the context of the following news items.
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WATCH: Pa. homicide announcement after two NJ suspects charged
Jeffrey Knoble is charged in Easton's only other homicide of 2015 -- Andrew "Beep" White being shot dead March 11 at the Quality Inn in the ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Man gets six years for role in heroin death
Matthew J. Martinez, 23, was found dead March 12, 2014, at his apartment in the 100 block of McKinley Avenue in Omro. He was surrounded ... «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»
3
Glyndebourne tour dates in Autumn 2015
The first of Handel's great English oratorios, Saul is an evening of dramatic choruses, bravura solo singing and the famous 'Dead March'. «Sussex Express, Jul 15»
4
Father of dead march soldier 'was told a lie'
THE dad of a soldier who died on an SAS test march along with a Hampshire reservist believes he was lied to about where his son collapsed. «Daily Echo, Jun 15»
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Adam Dees pleads guilty to three counts of first-degree murder
... 77-year-old wife, Elaine Welp; and their 52-year-old son, Thomas Welp, who were found dead March 10 in their home in the Boise foothills. «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jun 15»
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'Greatly respected' Tiger not forgotten
"As the cortege entered, Mrs E V Phillips played O Rest in the Lord and on leaving The Dead March. "At the cemetery, the procession was led to ... «Leicester Mercury, Jun 15»
7
Judge orders Westminster, Vt., man detained on manslaughter charge
Johnson was pronounced dead March 1 at 2:22 a.m.. Last month, Place's attorney, David C. Sleigh of Johnsbury, Vt., requested that the ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jun 15»
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Waterloo veteran is buried at Skipton's Raikes Road Burial Ground
The cortege was led by a firing party of 12 riflemen with their Sergeant, followed by a drum major, a military band playing the Dead March, with muffled drums, ... «Craven Herald, Jun 15»
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Man's 'suspicious death' now ruled a homicide by St. Louis medical …
Police say Steven Davis, 50, was found dead March 10 in his apartment in the 3100 block of Cherokee Street. At the time, authorities said they ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
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Hearing for suspect in triple murder postponed
... 77-year-old wife, Elaine Welp; and their 52-year-old son, Thomas Welp, who were found dead March 10 in their home in the Boise foothills. «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jun 15»

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