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gretna green marriage

Gret·na green mar·riage
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gret-nuh green mar-ij]
    • /ˈgrɛt nə grin ˈmær ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gret-nuh green mar-ij]
    • /ˈgrɛt nə grin ˈmær ɪdʒ/

Definition of gretna green marriage words

  • noun gretna green marriage marriage without parental consent; elopement. 1
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Origin of gretna green marriage

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Gretna green marriage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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gretna green marriage popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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