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Marian definition

Mar·ian (mer′ē ən, mar′-)

noun

  1. a feminine name: var. Marianne, Marianna
  2. a devotee of the Virgin Mary
  3. a follower or defender of Mary, Queen of Scots

Etymology: var. of Marion, but sp. as if < Mary + Anne

adjective

  1. of the Virgin Mary
  2. of Mary I of England
  3. of Mary, Queen of Scots

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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