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marrow definition

mar·row (mar′ō)

noun

  1. the soft, vascular, fatty tissue that fills the cavities of most bones
  2. the innermost, essential, or choicest part; pith
  3. vitality
  4. Brit. vegetable marrow

Etymology: ME merow < OE mearg, akin to Ger mark, marrow < IE base *mozgho-, marrow, brains > Sans majján-, marrow

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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