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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

March \March\ (m[aum]rch), n. [L. Martius mensis Mars'month fr. Martius belonging to Mars, the god of war: cf. F. mars. Cf. Martial.] The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days. [1913 Webster] The stormy March is come at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] As mad as a March Hare, an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent. --Wright. [1913 Webster]