marriage
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈmɛrɪdʒ/
- Their marriage is built on trust and mutual respect, allowing them to share their lives harmoniously.
- political marriage
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Examples
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His line established itself in the village following the marriage between Ama and a man of the stool.
Academic text (1992) -
There are so many things in marriage that are forced choice.
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It's a marriage made in heaven.
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Courage, marriage is the key to life itself.
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I have not read a marriage book or a parenting book.
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The next prompt is I believe the strongest marriages are based in religious faith.
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We're the perfect marriage.
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Maybe, she guessed, this webbing is the necessary landscape of every marriage, each act of love.
Fiction book (2000) -
Among the multitudes of adaptations, there appear to be some fascinating marriages of author to material.
Academic text (1993) -
Many couples believe that open communication is essential for a successful marriage.
Synonyms
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2.7
A joining of people or things to form one
58
1.6
A family connection by blood, marriage, or adoption
36
6.4
Being married to each other
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4.1
The state of being married to another person
2
3.5
A connection between two people who are married
1
3.5
A legal relationship between two people who are married
1
8.8
The close relationship between married partners
Compounds
- Formal
25
2.8
An official paper from the government that allows two people to marry
- NSFW
10
6.2
A marriage in which both partners allow each other to have sex with other people
8
3.2
A marriage ceremony carried out by a government official rather than a religious leader
- Specialized
7
3.6
A written agreement two people sign before they marry about money and property
- Specialized
2
4.3
A relationship the law accepts when a couple live together and behave as if married
How Integrated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Marriage is also used for a close joining of two things and comes from the same root as marry, which means 'to join'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a 'marriage' of flavors or ideas as a pairing that fits well together.