Marriage - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmærɪdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word marriage
Brit.  |ˈmærɪdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word marriage

noun

- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) (syn: matrimony, union, wedlock)
a long and happy marriage
- two people who are married to each other
his second marriage was happier than the first
- the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony (syn: wedding)
their marriage was conducted in the chapel
- a close and intimate union
the marriage of music and dance
a marriage of ideas

Extra examples

It was his second marriage.

They have a very happy marriage.

Her first two marriages ended in divorce.

She has old-fashioned ideas about marriage.

Many friends and relatives were present at their marriage.

She has three daughters from a previous marriage.

One in three marriages ends in divorce.

In Denmark they have legalized marriage between gay couples.

Women were often forced into arranged marriages.

She felt trapped in a loveless marriage.

She moved to London after the break-up of her marriage.

My parents disapprove of sex before marriage.

More than half of all births in the region are outside marriage.

The marriage took place at St Bartholomew's church.

The two parties in the marriage contract

Word forms

noun
singular: marriage
plural: marriages
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