civil marriage

civ·il mar·riage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [siv-uh l mar-ij]
- /ˈsɪv əl ˈmær ɪdʒ/
- /ˈsɪvl ˈmærɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [siv-uh l mar-ij]
- /ˈsɪv əl ˈmær ɪdʒ/

Definitions of civil marriage words

noun civil marriage a marriage performed by some official other than a clergyman 3
noun civil marriage a marriage performed by a justice of the peace, judge, or similar official, not by a clergyman 3
noun civil marriage a marriage performed by a government official, as distinguished from a member of the clergy. 1
noun civil marriage law: kind of union 1
noun civil marriage A marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy. 0

See all 5 definitions of civil marriage

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Origin of civil marriage

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Civil marriage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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civil marriage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

civil marriage usage trend in Literature

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