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mar·riage  (mrj)

n.

1.

a. The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife.

b. The state of being married; wedlock.

c. A common-law marriage.

d. A union between two persons having the customary but usually not the legal force of marriage: a same-sex marriage.

2. A wedding.

3. A close union: "the most successful marriage of beauty and blood in mainstream comics" Lloyd Rose.

4. Games The combination of the king and queen of the same suit, as in pinochle.

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[Middle English mariage, from Old French, from marier, to marry; see marry¹.]

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marriage

Noun

1. the state or relationship of being husband and wife: the institution of marriage

2. the contract made by a man and woman to live as husband and wife Related adjectives connubial, nuptial

3. the ceremony formalizing this union; wedding

4. a close union or relationship: the marriage of scientific knowledge and industry

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Marriage

See also relationship;wife

adelphogamy

the form of marriage in which brothers have a common wife or wives. — adelphogamic, adj.

bigamy

the state or practice of being married to more than one wife or one husband at a time. — bigamist, n. — bigamous, adj.

celibacy

the state of being single or unmarried, especially in the case of one bound by vows not to marry. — celibate, n., adj.

celibatist

an advocate of celibacy.

cicisbeism

the practice of a married woman having an escort or cavalier, called a cicisbeo, in attendance.

deuterogamy

digamism. — deuterogamist, n. — deuterogamous, adj.

digamism, digamy

a second legal marriage after the termination of a first marriage by death or divorce. Also called deuterogamy. — digamist, n. — digamous, adj.

endogamy

the custom of marrying only within one’s tribe or similar social unit. — endogamic, endogamous, adj.

epithalamium, epithalamy

a song or poem composed and performed in honor of a bride or groom.

exogamy

the practice of marrying only outside one’s tribe or similar social unit. — exogamic, exogamous, adj.

gamomania

1. Obsolete, a form of mania characterized by strange and extravagant proposals of marriage.
2. an excessive longing for the married state.

gamophobia

an abnormal fear of marriage.

mariticide

the killing of a husband. — mariticidal, adj.

matrimony

the act or state of marriage; married life. — matrimonial, adj.

misogamy

a hatred of marriage. — misogamist, n. — misogamic, adj.

monandry

the custom of marriage to only one man at a time. — monandrous, adj.

monogamy

the custom of marriage to one wife or one husband at a time. — monogamous, adj.

morganatic

designating or pertaining to a marriage between a man of high social standing and a woman of lower station in which the marriage contract stipulates that neither she nor their offspring will have claim to his rank or property.

neogamist

a person recently married; a newlywed.

nubility

the condition of being marriageable, especially in reference to a woman’s age or physical development. — nubile, adj.

pantagamy

a form of marriage in which every woman in a community is married to every man and every man is married to every woman. — pantagamic, adj.

paranymph

the best man or maid of honor at a wedding.

polyandry

the practice of having two or more husbands at a time. — polyandrous, adj.

polygamy

the practice or state of being married to more than one person at a time. — polygamous, adj.

polygyny

the practice of having two or more wives at a time. — polygynous, polygynious, adj.

prothalamion, prothalamium

a nuptial or wedding song or verse.

trigamy

the condition of having three spouses, especially in the criminal sense of having them simultaneously. — trigamous, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marriage - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock, union law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" marital status - the condition of being married or unmarried bigamy - having two spouses at the same time common-law marriage - a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony endogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage - marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law exogamy, intermarriage - marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law marriage of convenience - a marriage for expediency rather than love misalliance - an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage) monandry - the state of having only one husband at a time monogamousness, monogamy - having only one spouse at a time open marriage - a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other cuckoldom - the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery polygamy - having more than one spouse at a time sigeh - a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years; "sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak"
	2.	marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" man and wife, married couple family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" mixed marriage - marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove" better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage
	3.	marriage - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" marriage ceremony, wedding ritual, rite - any customary observance or practice bridal, espousal - archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast civil marriage - a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman love match - a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage remarriage - the act of marrying again
	4.	marriage - a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas" unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"

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marriage

noun 1. wedding, match, nuptials, wedlock, wedding ceremony, matrimony, espousal, nuptial rites

noun 2. union, coupling, link, association, alliance, merger, confederation, amalgamation >> adjectives conjugal, connubial, marital, nuptial

Translations

marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ] n (state) → matrimonio (= wedding); boda;

(act) → casamiento

marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ] n → mariage m

marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ] n → Ehe f;

(institution) → die Ehe;

(wedding) → Hochzeit f;

marriage of convenience → Vernunftehe f

marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ] n → matrimonio

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marriage

n marriage [ˈmӕridʒ]

1 the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife Their marriage took place last week; (also adjective ) the marriage ceremony. troue مَراسيم الزَّواج сватба svatba; svatební bryllup; bryllups- die Hochzeit; Hochzeits-... γάμος, γαμήλια τελετή boda pulmad جشن ازدواج häät, hää- mariage טֶקֶס נִישואִים, חֲתוּנָה शादी vjenčanje házasságkötés, (polgári) esküvő perkawinan gifting, hjónavígsla matrimonio 結婚式 결혼 vestuvės, vedybos laulība perkahwinan huwelijk bryllup, vielse małżeństwo, ślub casamento că­să­torie свадьба svadba; svadobný poroka brak giftermål, bröllop พิธีแต่งงาน evlenme, nikâh (töreni) 婚禮 шлюб; одруження شادی đám cưới 婚礼

2 the state of being married; married life Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years. huwelik زواج، حياة الزَّواج брак manželství ægteskab die Ehe γάμος, παντρειά matrimonio abielu ازدواج avioliitto mariage נִישואִים विवाह, ब्याह, शादी, विवाह-संस्कार, पाणिग्रहण-संस्कार, अंतरंगता, अंतरंग संयोग brak házasság perkawinan hjónaband matrimonio 結婚 결혼 생활 santuoka, vedybinis gyvenimas laulība, laulības dzīve perkahwinan huwelijk ekteskap małżeństwo casamento căs­nicie брак manželstvo zakon brak äktenskap ภาวะที่แต่งงานกัน evlilik 婚姻 шлюб شادی شدہ زندگی kết hôn 婚姻

3 a close joining together the marriage of his skill and her judgement. samevoeging تَزاوُج، مُزاوَجَه، دَمْج връзка spojení forening die Verbindung πάντρεμα, ζευγάρωμα enlace liit اتحاد liitto alliance חִיבּוּר spoj egyesülés perpaduan náið samand unione 結合 긴밀한 결합 junginys, glaudi sąjunga apvienojums, vienotība perpaduan huwelijk (skjønn) forening mariaż união îmbinare, legătură союз spojenie tesna zveza spoj förening การรวมสองสิ่งเข้าไว้ด้วยกัน birleşme, uyuşma 密切結合 тісний союз کوئی گہرا تعلق sự kết hợp chặt chẽ 密切结合

adj ˈmarriageable

suitable, or at a proper age, for marriage He has four marriageable daughters; marriageable age. hubaar صالِح للزَّواج، في سِن الزَّواج подходящ na ženění, na vdávání giftefærdig heiratsfähig σε ηλικία γάμου casadero, en edad de casarse, en edad casadera abiellumisealine بالغ naimaikäinen mariable בִּגיל מַתאִים לְנִישואִים विवाह योग्य sposoban za brak házasulandó korú sampai umur á giftingaraldri (in età da marito); (in età da prendere moglie) 年ごろの 결혼 적령기의 galintis vesti/tekėti, santuokinio amžiaus izprecināms; precību- umur sesuai untuk kahwin huwbaar gifteferdig na wydaniu, do wzięcia casadouro de măritat, de însu­rat достигший брачного возраста na ženenie, na vydaj goden za poroko za udaju giftasvuxen ซึ่งแต่งงานได้ evlenebilir, evlenecek yaşta (年齡)適宜結婚的 той, що досяг шлюбного віку شادی کے لائق đủ tư cách kết hôn （年龄）适宜结婚的

marriage licence

a paper giving official permission for a marriage to take place. troulisensie تَرْخيص رَسْمي بالزَّواج брачен документ povolení k sňatku vielsesattest amtliche Eheerlaubnis άδεια γάμου licencia matrimonial abiellumisluba گواهی ازدواج vihkimislupa certificat de publication des bans רִישיוֹן נִישואִים विवाह अनुज्ञा slobodni list házasságkötési engedély surat izin nikah leyfisbréf, giftingarvottorð permesso/licenza di matrimonio 結婚許可証 결혼 허가증 santuokos leidimas laulību atļauja surat izin nikah huwelijksvergunning vielsesattest zgoda na zawarcie ślubu licença de casamento certificat de căsătorie разрешение на брак povolenie na svadbu poročno dovoljenje bračna dozvola äktenskapslicens ทะเบียนสมรส evlenme cüzdanı 結婚證 дозвіл на шлюб شادی کا اجازت نامہ giấy đăng ký kết hôn 结婚登记证