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be·troth·al
 betrothal
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- pronunciation:
- bih
tro
th
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
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the act or fact of being mutually pledged to marry; engagement.
The couple's betrothal was announced in all the newspapers.- synonyms:
- engagement, espousal
- similar words:
- commitment, contract, covenant, hand, pledge, promise, vow
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adjective + (n.)betrothal
broken, formal, imminent
verb + (n.)betrothal
accept, announce, arrange, commemorate, demonstrate, end, initiate, negotiate, pull, reveal
noun + (n.)betrothal
bachelor,
celebration,
ceremony,
consent,
contract,
couple,
custom,
engagement,
future,
gift,
marriage,
masque,
negotiation,
ring,
ritual,
saga,
scene,
suitor,
village,
wedding,
wife
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The word betrothal
contains the following part:
-al1
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al1 attaches to verbs, primarily verbs from Latin or from Latin via French, to form nouns. The base verb always has primary stress on its final syllable.
Example words:
accrual, acquittal, appraisal, approval, arrival, betrothal, denial, disapproval, dismissal, dispersal, disposal, espial, espousal, portrayal, proposal, rebuttal, recital, referral, refusal, remittal, removal, renewal, reprisal, retrieval, reversal, survival, withdrawal
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