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marino

1. (verb) to be calm, still (usually of the sea).

He ākau kei waho, ka whati mai te ngaru ka pakaru ki te ākau, nā ka marino noa iho a roto (TP 5/9/1909:10). / There is a reef on the open sea and the waves break on the reef and inside it is quite calm.

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2. (modifier) calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed.

I te 26 o Pēpuere 1824, e noho marino ana te kaipuke rā a te Urania i Te Moana-a-Raukawa (TTR 1990:246). / On 26 February 1824 the ship 'Urania' was becalmed in Cook Strait.

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3. (noun) fine weather, peacefulness, serenity, calmness, tranquility.

Mehemea rātau ka tuku i ā rātau pū, ka hora te marino, ka hoatu he whenua hei nohoanga mō rātau (TTR 1990:219). / If they surrendered their arms and peace prevailed, land would be provided as a place for them to live.

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Synonyms: mahurutanga, māriri, hūmārie, aumārire, whakamārietanga, hūmārire, mārie, rangimārie

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