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marriage

mar·riage

marriage

 
 
pronunciation:
mae rihj
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the state of being joined in wedlock.
Their marriage lasted for fifty years.
 
synonyms:
matrimony, wedlock
similar words:
match, union
definition 2: the ceremony in which two people are joined as a couple by law, having pledged to be faithful to one another until they are parted by death.
After the marriage, guests were invited to dance and eat wedding cake.
synonyms:
matrimony, nuptials, union, wedding
similar words:
espousal
definition 3: any uniting of two people, objects, or ideas.
synonyms:
liaison, match, union, wedding
similar words:
alliance, association, conjunction, synthesis
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