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- [mar-ij]
- /ˈmær ɪdʒ/
- /ˈmærɪdʒ/
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- [mar-ij]
- /ˈmær ɪdʒ/
Definitions of marriage word
- noun marriage (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry. 1
- noun marriage Also called opposite-sex marriage. the form of this institution under which a man and a woman have established their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. See also traditional marriage (def 2). this institution expanded to include two partners of the same gender, as in same-sex marriage; gay marriage. 1
- noun marriage the state, condition, or relationship of being married; wedlock: They have a happy marriage. Synonyms: matrimony. Antonyms: single life, bachelorhood, spinsterhood, singleness. 1
- noun marriage the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of two people to live as a married couple, including the accompanying social festivities: to officiate at a marriage. Synonyms: nuptials, marriage ceremony, wedding. Antonyms: divorce, annulment. 1
- noun marriage a relationship in which two people have pledged themselves to each other in the manner of a husband and wife, without legal sanction: trial marriage. 1
- noun marriage any close or intimate association or union: the marriage of words and music in a hit song. Synonyms: blend, merger, unity, oneness; alliance, confederation. Antonyms: separation, division, disunion, schism. 1
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Origin of marriage
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English mariage < Old French, equivalent to mari(er) to marry1 + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Marriage
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marriage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for marriage
noun marriage
- merger — a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.
- wedding — the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
- wedlock — the state of marriage; matrimony.
adjective marriage
- nuptial — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- bridal — Bridal is used to describe something that belongs or relates to a bride, or to both a bride and her bridegroom.
- matrimonial — of or relating to matrimony; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.
- marital — Of or relating to marriage or the relations between husband and wife.
- conjugal — Conjugal means relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship , especially their sexual relationship.
Antonyms for marriage
noun marriage
- antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
- divorce — a divorced man.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- mismarriage — an unsuitable or unhappy marriage.
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