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wed·ding  (wdng)
n.
1.
a. The act of marrying.
b. The ceremony or celebration of a marriage.
2. The anniversary of a marriage: a silver wedding.
3. The act or an instance of joining closely: a wedding of ideas.
wedding
Noun
1. a marriage ceremony
2. a special wedding anniversary, esp. the 25th ([silver wedding]) or 50th ([golden wedding])
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.weddingwedding - the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
hymeneals, nuptials, wedding ceremony
ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
2.weddingwedding - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
marriage ceremony, marriage
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
3.weddingwedding - a party of people at a wedding      
wedding party
party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
best man - the principal groomsman at a wedding
bride - a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
flower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession
groom, bridegroom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion
wedding
noun marriage, nuptials, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony, marriage service, wedding service, nuptial rite, espousals
Translations

wedding [ˈwɛdɪŋ] n → boda, casamiento
wedding [ˈwɛdɪŋ] n → mariage m
wedding [wɛdɪŋ] n → Hochzeit f;
silver/golden wedding → silberne/goldene Hochzeit
wedding [ˈwɛdɪŋ] n → matrimonio;
silver/golden wedding → nozze fpl d'argento/d'oro


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Nancy came out now to welcome her father and sister; and the wedding group had passed on beyond the Red House to the humbler part of the village.
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
The wedding was duly performed and the young couple sat down to the wedding-feast.
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Pray heaven she may be true to him and the wedding be a gay one 'back i' the town
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