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1. (n.) marriage
the social institution under which a man and woman live as husband and wife by legal or religious commitments.
2. marriage
the state, condition, or relationship of being married.
3. marriage
the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes marriage.
4. marriage
an intimate living arrangement without legal sanction:
a trial marriage.
5. marriage
any intimate association or union.
6. marriage
a blending of different elements or components.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF, =mari(er) to marry1+-age -age)
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| Definition of 'Marriage' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
"a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
2. (noun) marriage, married couple, man and wife
two people who are married to each other
"his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
3. (noun) marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
"their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
4. (noun) marriage
a close and intimate union
"the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
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1. (noun) marriage
the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married
a long and happy marriage
2. marriage
the act of getting married
Their marriage took place at a secret location.
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| Definition of 'Marriage' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Marriage
the act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony
2. (verb) Marriage
the marriage vow or contract
3. (verb) Marriage
a feast made on the occasion of a marriage
4. (verb) Marriage
any intimate or close union
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| Definitions of 'Marriage' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Marriage
1. A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other for ninety-nine years, or until death do them join.
2. A way-station, not the end of the journey.
3. The aspiration of two vowels to be a diphthong.
4. Love's demitasse.
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| Definition of 'Marriage' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Marriage
The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby men and women are joined together for the purpose of founding a family unit.
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Sense: the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife
Their marriage took place last week; (
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 Afrikaans: troue |
 Arabic: مَراسيم الزَّواج |
 Bulgarian: сватба |
 Brazilian: casamento |
 Czech: svatba; svatební |
 German: die Hochzeit; Hochzeits-. |
 Danish: bryllup; bryllups- |
 Greek: γάμος, γαμήλια τελετή |
 Spanish: boda |
 Estonian: pulmad |
 Farsi: جشن ازدواج |
 Finnish: häät |
 French: mariage |
 Hebrew: טֶקֶס נִישואִים, חֲתוּנָה |
 Hindi: शादी |
 Croatian: vjenčanje |
 Hungarian: házasságkötés, (polgári) |
 Indonesian: perkawinan |
 Icelandic: gifting, hjónavígsla |
 Italian: matrimonio |
 Japanese: 結婚式 |
 Korean: 결혼식 |
 Lithuanian: vestuvės, vedybos |
 Latvian: laulība |
 Malay: perkahwinan |
 Dutch: huwelijk |
 Norwegian: bryllup, vielse |
 Polish: małżeństwo, ślub |
 Persian: جشن ازدواج |
 Pashto: د واده مراسم |
 Portuguese: casamento |
 Romanian: căsătorie |
 Russian: свадьба |
 Slovak: svadba; svadobný |
 Slovenian: poroka |
 Serbian: brak |
 Swedish: giftermål, bröllop |
 Thai: พิธีแต่งงาน |
 Turkish: evlenme, nikâh (töreni) |
 Taiwanese: 婚禮 |
 Ukrainian: шлюб; одруження |
 Urdu: شادی |
 Vietnamese: đám cưới |
 Chinese: 婚礼 |
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