Meaning
A mark left on your skin after a cut or wound has healed.
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Word origin
From Old French escharre, from Greek eskhara, the crust that forms over a burn.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- eskhara
Grammar
Examples
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"Scar" is the mark left where the skin was once cut.
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The wound closed; the mark that stayed is the scar.
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"Scars" is the plural, meaning more than one mark.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 7: scar, pearl, interfere and 7 more words.