mark

noun
/mɑːk/

Boundary, land within a boundary.

Other meanings

A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.

Example sentences

“Remember to end every sentence with an appropriate punctuation mark.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“What's your favorite punctuation mark?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "mearc".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “mark” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.