morass n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: mire, quagmire, quag]

Morass \Mo*rass"\, n. [OE. marras, mareis (perh. through D. moeras), fr. F. marais, prob. from L. mare sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See Mere a lake, and cf. Marsh.] A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen. Morass ore. (Min.) See Bog ore, under Bog.

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• Morass: Morass may refer to: Marsh , a wetland. Morass (set theory)-
• Morass (set theory): In axiomatic set theory , a mathematical discipline, a morass is an infinite combinatorial structure, used to create "large" structures ...

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