diamond wedding anniversary
- noun
- /ˈdaɪəˌmənd ˈwɛdɪŋ əˈnɪvərsəri/
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aniversario de bodas de diamante
- They celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in style.
Examples
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A diamond wedding anniversary is a rare milestone reached by very few couples.
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My grandparents received a letter from the Queen on their diamond wedding anniversary.
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They celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a party for family and friends.
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My grandparents' diamond wedding anniversary is next month.
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They celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a grand party for family and friends.
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Mark and Linda's diamond wedding anniversary was a special occasion they had been looking forward to for years.
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On their diamond wedding anniversary, they reflected on the sixty wonderful years they had spent together.
Synonyms
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The day each year when a married couple celebrates the date they married
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The 60th anniversary of an important event, usually celebrated with public events
A celebration of a couple's 60th wedding anniversary
How Significant
Surface Forms
Morphology
diamond + wedding + anniversary
Knowing 'diamond' (a precious gemstone), 'wedding' and 'anniversary' lets a B1 learner infer this is a particularly special or precious wedding anniversary, but the exact numeric value (the 60th) is a cultural convention rather than a predictable semantic composition. Because the constituent meanings signal importance but do not specify '60 years' without prior cultural knowledge, the expression is partially transparent.
Etymology
Diamond wedding anniversary comes from the image of a diamond, which is very hard, bright and rare. Because being married for sixty years is rare and shows lasting strength, people called the 60th anniversary a diamond wedding anniversary, meaning 'the 60th anniversary of a wedding'.