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marriage
/'mirɑdʒ/
Synonyms of marriage Antonyms of marriage Examples of marriage Usage of marriage Parts of marriage Definition that contains marriage Words sounding like marriage Explanation of marriage

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Definitions of marriage
  1. noun
    two people who are married to each other
    "his second marriage was happier than the first"

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    man and wife married couple
    type of:
    family family unit
  2. noun
    the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
    "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"

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    marriage ceremony wedding
    type of:
    rite ritual
  3. noun
    the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
    "a long and happy marriage"

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    matrimony spousal relationship union wedlock
    type of:
    marital status
  4. noun
    a close and intimate union
    "the marriage of music and dance" "a marriage of ideas"
    type of:
    unification union
Definition that contains marriage
  • mixed marriage marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures
  • intermarriage marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
  • exogamy marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
  • inmarriage marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
  • intermarriage marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
  • endogamy marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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