marriage
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(noun) the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" |
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Synonyms: marriage ceremony, wedding |
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Related Words: bridal, civil marriage, espousal, love match, remarriage, rite, ritual |
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(noun) two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" |
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Synonyms: man and wife, married couple |
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Related Words: family, family unit |
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(noun) state of being husband and wife; "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" |
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Synonyms: matrimony, union, wedlock |
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Related Words: bigamy, common-law marriage, endogamy, exogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage, marital status, marriage of convenience, misalliance, monandry, monogamousness, monogamy, monogyny, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny |
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(noun) a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas" |
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Related Words: union |
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