Mark 19049 225433669 2008-07-13T17:53:20Z Gwernol 266416 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/92.3.56.217|92.3.56.217]] ([[User talk:92.3.56.217|talk]]) to last version by Gwernol {{Wiktionarypar|mark}} {{TOCright}} '''Mark''' may refer to: ==Christianity== *[[Curse and mark of Cain]], Cain's inability to cultivate crops and the necessity that he led a nomadic lifestyle *[[Gospel of Mark]], one of the books of the Bible, and the apocryphal [[Secret Gospel of Mark]] *[[Mark the Evangelist]] (Saint Mark) *[[Mark of the Beast]], a sign or number mentioned in the Book of Revelation *[[St Mark's Basilica]], the most famous of the churches of Venice and an example of Byzantine architecture ==Currency== *[[Mark (money)]], a unit of currency in various countries *[[German gold mark]], coinage of the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 *[[German Papiermark]], German coinage from 1914 to 1924 *[[Rentenmark]], German temporary currency 1923 to 1924 *[[German Reichsmark]], German coinage from 1924 to 1948 *[[Deutsche Mark]], official currency of Germany from 1948 to 2001 *[[East German Mark]], official currency of the German Democratic Republic from 1948 to 1990 *[[Polish marka]], Polish currency from 1917 to 1924 *[[Finnish markka]], mark in Swedish, official currency of Finland from 1860 to 2001 *[[Bosnia and Herzegovina konvertibilna marka]] ==Geography== *Mark, or [[marches]], the border territory of a country *[[Baruth/Mark]], a village in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km east of Luckenwalde, and 53 km south of Berlin. *[[County of Mark]], a county of the Holy Roman Empire *[[Mark (Dender)]], a river in Belgium, tributary of the Dender *[[Mark (Dintel)]] a river in Belgium and the Netherlands, also known as the Dintel *[[Mark Hundred]] in Sweden *[[Mark Municipality]] in Sweden *[[Mark, Somerset]], a village in Somerset, United Kingdom *[[Mark, Illinois]], a village in the United States ==Catching a ball==<!-- This section is linked from [[Football]] --> In both [[Australian rules football]] and [[rugby union]], a clean catch from a kick by another player results in a free kick. See: *[[Mark (Australian football)]] *[[Mark (rugby)]] ==Technology== *[[Harvard Mark I]], the first large-scale automatic digital computer in the USA *[[Mark (designation)]], level of development *Mark frequency, extreme discrete value of [[frequency-shift keying]] ==Measurement== *[[Mark (mass)]], an archaic European unit of weight whose use for precious metal gave rise to the currencies ==Business== *[[Service mark]], trademark used to identify a service rather than a product *[[Trademark|Trade mark]], distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its products and services * The victim in a [[confidence trick]] ==Mythology== *[[Mark of Cornwall]], a figure from Arthurian legend *Mark, a [[satyr]], a legend in Ancient Greece, regarded as a god in Thebes. ==Other== * [[Beauty mark]], dark mole on the face or other part of the body that is considered to be attractive * [[Diacritic|Diacritical mark]], mark added to a letter to alter a word's pronunciation or to distinguish between similar words * [[Rohan|Mark of Rohan]], fictional realm in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy era of Middle-earth. See also [[Marches]]. * Mark, a [[grade (education)|grade]] awarded to students' work * [[Merchant's Mark]] * [[Sea mark]], pilotage aid which identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel, hazard and administrative area * [[Tread mark]], a mark left by a tire tread * [[Mark (given name)]], a given name to a person. The name comes from Latin roots meaning "defender" * A fan of [[Professional_wrestling|professional wrestling]]. ==See also== *[[Marks]] *[[Marc]] {{Disambig}} [[af:Mark]] [[bg:Марк]] [[de:Mark]] [[fr:Mark]] [[it:Mark]] [[ko:마르크]] [[he:מרק (פירושונים)]] [[la:Marcus]] [[lt:Markė]] [[hu:Mark]] [[nl:Mark]] [[ja:マルク]] [[no:Mark]] [[ru:Марк]] [[sv:Mark]] [[zh:Mark]]