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1
something that catches and holds
- advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible
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2
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
- the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 16 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of morass was in 1655
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