marriage
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈmɛrɪdʒ/
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matrimonio
- After years of love and companionship, they decided to formalize their marriage.
- same-sex marriage
- institution of marriage
- civil marriage
They go from dating to marriage in a big hurry.
- They go from dating to marriage in a big hurry.
- I like to say that our marriage started on the rocks.
- Or aren't all marriages like this a little bit?
- What role does marriage play in this?
- You know, marriage is no longer what it was.
- They do combine here in the marriage or spousal relationship.
- We have to take risks, and marriage is the ultimate risk.
- I believe they waited for marriage to to be intimate.
- that holds your family, that holds your marriage. Let this
Examples
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Why do some people choose not to abide by the marriage rules of their own society?
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I do want a successful marriage and family.
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What role does marriage play in this?
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You know, marriage is no longer what it was.
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My marriage is falling apart.
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Recent research has found that the price of housing has effects on marriage, divorce, and neighborhood choice.
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The gender of the two partners to a marriage is no longer critical to its definition.
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They go from dating to marriage in a big hurry.
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And if you can't do that, this marriage won't work.
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Moreover, they expressly accept the most fundamental fact that marriage is a vital social institution.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.7
A joining of people or things to form one
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6.4
Being married to each other
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4.1
The state of being married to another person
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3.5
A connection between two people who are married
A legal relationship between two people who are married
Being married and having the duties of a husband or wife
The close relationship between married partners
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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2.8
An official paper from the government that allows two people to marry
- NSFW
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6.2
A marriage in which both partners allow each other to have sex with other people
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3.2
A marriage ceremony carried out by a government official rather than a religious leader
- Specialized
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3.6
A written agreement two people sign before they marry about money and property
- Specialized
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4.3
A relationship the law accepts when a couple live together and behave as if married
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Marriage comes from old French and Latin words like maritare and maritus, which mean 'to provide with a husband' and 'husband'. So marriage originally meant making two people husband and wife, which is why today it means the legal or formal union of two partners.