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group marriage

group mar·riage
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [groop mar-ij]
    • /grup ˈmær ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [groop mar-ij]
    • /grup ˈmær ɪdʒ/

Definitions of group marriage words

  • noun group marriage (among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males is united with a group of females to form a single conjugal unit. 1
  • noun group marriage an arrangement in which several males live together with several females, forming a conjugal unit 0
See all 2 definitions of group marriage

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Origin of group marriage

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Group marriage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Group marriage

group 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 61% 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.

group marriage usage trend in Literature

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