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English noun: marriage | |||
| 1. | marriage (state) the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | ||
| Samples | A long and happy marriage. God bless this union. | ||
| Synonyms | matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | marital status | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bigamy, common-law marriage, cuckoldom, endogamy, exogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage, intermarriage, marriage of convenience, misalliance, monandry, monogamousness, monogamy, open marriage, polygamy, sigeh | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | marriage (group) two people who are married to each other | ||
| Samples | His second marriage was happier than the first. A married couple without love. | ||
| Synonyms | man and wife, married couple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | family, family unit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mixed marriage | ||
| Member holonym | better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse | ||
| 3. | marriage (act) the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony | ||
| Samples | Their marriage was conducted in the chapel. | ||
| Synonyms | marriage ceremony, wedding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rite, ritual | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridal, civil marriage, espousal, love match, remarriage | ||
| 4. | marriage (state) a close and intimate union | ||
| Samples | The marriage of music and dance. A marriage of ideas. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unification, union | ||
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