Definitions for marriage
marriage
mar·riage
Spelling: [mar-ij]
IPA: /ˈmær ɪdʒ/
Marriage is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 185 anagrams from letters in marriage (aaegimrr).
Definitions for marriage
noun
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(broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage:
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Also called opposite-sex marriage. the form of this institution under which a man and a woman have established their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. See also traditional marriage (def 2).
this institution expanded to include two partners of the same gender, as in same-sex marriage; gay marriage.
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the state, condition, or relationship of being married; wedlock:
Synonyms: matrimony.
Antonyms: single life, bachelorhood, spinsterhood, singleness.
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the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of two people to live as a married couple, including the accompanying social festivities:
Synonyms: nuptials, marriage ceremony, wedding.
Antonyms: divorce, annulment.
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a relationship in which two people have pledged themselves to each other in the manner of a husband and wife, without legal sanction:
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any close or intimate association or union:
Synonyms: blend, merger, unity, oneness; alliance, confederation.
Antonyms: separation, division, disunion, schism.
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a formal agreement between two companies or enterprises to combine operations, resources, etc., for mutual benefit; merger.
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a blending or matching of different elements or components:
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Cards. a meld of the king and queen of a suit, as in pinochle.
Compare royal marriage.
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a piece of antique furniture assembled from components of two or more authentic pieces.
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Obsolete. the formal declaration or contract by which act a man and a woman join in wedlock.
Origin of marriage
1250-1300; Middle English mariage Old French, equivalent to mari(er) to marry1 + -age -age
Examples for marriage
He had disapproved of the marriage of his son and evinced his displeasure in his will.
As she had two protectors against a fifth proposal of marriage, she stood her ground.
“In America 100 percent of men have free sexual relations after marriage,” he said in another speech, which was aired on TV.
Yes, dearest Philothea; but not till she had first told me of her own marriage with Geta.
E.J. Graff, senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, is the author of What Is marriage For?
I have sought thy daughter in marriage for Xerxes, prince of the empire.
Maybe Mary is being more realistic about a second marriage—but is it too much to ask for a little fire?
He has obtained from his son a solemn promise never to speak to me of marriage.
So, Islamized teaching sends girls back home for marriage and housework, and remains exclusively for boys.
Andrew and Fergie separated in 1992 after six years of marriage and formally divorced in 1996.