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marriage
[ mar-ij ]
noun
- (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage:
Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times.
- Also called opposite-sex marriage. the form of this institution under which a man and a woman have established their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. traditional marriage ( def 2 ).
- this institution expanded to include two partners of the same gender, as in same-sex marriage gay marriage
- the state, condition, or relationship of being married; wedlock:
They have a happy marriage.
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- the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of two people to live as a married couple, including the accompanying social festivities:
to officiate at a marriage.
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- a relationship in which two people have pledged themselves to each other in the manner of a husband and wife, without legal sanction:
trial marriage.
- any close or intimate association or union:
the marriage of words and music in a hit song.
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- a formal agreement between two companies or enterprises to combine operations, resources, etc., for mutual benefit; merger.
- a blending or matching of different elements or components:
The new lipstick is a beautiful marriage of fragrance and texture.
- Cards. a meld of the king and queen of a suit, as in pinochle. Compare royal marriage.
- a piece of antique furniture assembled from components of two or more authentic pieces.
- Obsolete. the formal declaration or contract by which act a man and a woman join in wedlock.
marriage
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- the state or relationship of living together in a legal partnership
- the legal union or contract made by two people to live together
- ( as modifier )
marriage certificate
marriage licence
- the religious or legal ceremony formalizing this union; wedding
- a close or intimate union, relationship, etc
a marriage of ideas
- (in certain card games, such as bezique, pinochle) the king and queen of the same suit
Other 51Թ Forms
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- Dz·۾ noun adjective
- ·۾ noun
- ·۾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
She was also photographed in a white wedding gown surrounded by film crew for a scene believed to be her marriage to Heathcliff's rival, Edgar Linton.
Months after their private marriage, Williams and Kail welcomed Hart, their first child together, in June 2020.
But the political and cultural ramifications of their messaging, which includes urging young women to accept a "submissive" role in marriage and overt support for the Trump agenda, are impossible to miss.
He told us it was something of an arranged marriage, as his mother kept inviting Stella for dinner until eventually the penny dropped that he should take her out.
The award, which may have reflected Biden’s faith in congressional bipartisanship, cited Simpson’s outspoken advocacy for campaign finance reform and marriage equality.
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