Marriage

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Etymology

From Old French mariage, from marier (“‘to marry’”), from Latin maritare (“‘to marry", literally “give in marriage’”), from maritus (“‘lover", "nuptial’”), from mas (“‘male", "masculine", "of the male sex’”) ^[1]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˈmæɹɪdʒ/, SAMPA: /"m{r\IdZ/
(US) enPR: ʹmărəj, IPA: /ˈmæɹədʒ/, SAMPA: /"m{r\@dZ/
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Noun

Singular
Marriage

Plural
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The state of being married.
the formal union of a man and a woman, by which they become husband and wife.^[2]
The union of two people, to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.
A wedding.
You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
A close union.
A joining of two parts.
(poker slang) A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

Usage notes

For a detailed discussion of marriage as an institution, with its traditions, its norms, and the accompanying legal rights and obligations, please consult the Wikipedia article on marriage.

Synonyms

matrimony
wedding

Antonyms

divorce

Related terms

marry

Derived terms

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arranged marriage
bilocal marriage
Boston marriage
celestial marriage
civil marriage
common-law marriage
companionate marriage
dissolution of marriage
frank-marriage
gay marriage
group marriage
levirate marriage
marriageable
marriage bed
marriage broker
marriage counseling
marriage counsellor
marriage finger

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marriage guidance
marriage lite
marriage money
marriage of convenience
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marriage portion
marriage settlement
mixed marriage
morganatic marriage
open marriage
plural marriage
putative marriage
republican marriage
royal marriage
same-sex marriage
shotgun marriage
sororate marriage
white marriage
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Translations

state of being married

Arabic: زواج (zawāj) m.
Armenian: ամուսնություն (amusnut'yun)
Chinese: 婚姻 (hūnyīn)
Czech: sňatek cs(cs) m., manželství cs(cs) n.
Danish: ægteskab n., giftermål n.
Dutch: huwelijk nl(nl) f.
Finnish: avioliitto fi(fi), rekisteröity parisuhde fi(fi)
French: mariage fr(fr) m.
German: Ehe de(de) f., Heirat de(de) f.
Hungarian: házasság hu(hu)
Italian: matrimonio it(it) m., nozze it(it), sposalizio it(it)
Japanese: 結婚 (けっこん, kekkon)
Korean: 결혼 (gyeolhon)

Latin: mātrimōnium la(la) n.
Malayalam: വിവാഹജീവിതം ml(ml) (vivaahajeevitham)
Norwegian: ekteskap no(no) n., giftemål no(no) n.
Persian: ازدواج fa(fa) (ezdevāj)
Polish: małżeństwo pl(pl) n.
Portuguese: casamento pt(pt) m.
Russian: брак ru(ru) (brak) m., замужество ru(ru) (zamúžestvo) n.
Scottish Gaelic: pòsadh gd(gd) m.
Spanish: matrimonio es(es) m.
Swahili: ndoa sw(sw)
Swedish: äktenskap sv(sv) n.
Turkish: evli tr(tr)

union of two people

Arabic: زواج (zawāj) m.
Armenian: ամուսնություն (amusnut'yun)
Chinese: 婚姻 (hūnyīn)
Czech: sňatek cs(cs) m., manželství cs(cs) n.
Danish: ægteskab n., giftermål n.
Dutch: huwelijk nl(nl) f.
Ewe: srɔ̃ɖeɖe m.
Finnish: avioliitto fi(fi)
French: mariage fr(fr) m.
German: Ehe de(de) f., Heirat de(de) f.
Hungarian: házasság hu(hu)
Italian: matrimonio it(it) m., nozze it(it), sposalizio it(it)

Japanese: 結婚 (けっこん kekkon), 婚姻 (こんいん konin)
Korean: 결혼 (gyeolhon)
Polish: małżeństwo pl(pl) n.
Portuguese: casamento pt(pt) m.
Romanian: căsătorie ro(ro)
Russian: брак ru(ru) (brak) m., замужество ru(ru) (zamúžestvo) n.
Scottish Gaelic: pòsadh gd(gd) m.
Spanish: matrimonio es(es) m.
Swahili: ndoa sw(sw)
Swedish: äktenskap sv(sv) n.
Turkish: evlilik tr(tr)

wedding

Armenian: հարսանիք hy(hy) (harsanik')
Czech: svatba cs(cs) f.
Danish: bryllup n., vielse c.
Dutch: bruiloft nl(nl) m. and f.
Ewe: srɔ̃ɖeɖe m.
Finnish: häät fi(fi)
French: mariage fr(fr) m.
German: Hochzeit de(de) f., Heirat de(de) f.
Greek: γάμος el(el) m.
Hungarian: esküvő hu(hu)
Italian: matrimonio it(it), nozze it(it), sposalizio it(it)

Malayalam: വിവാഹം ml(ml) (vivaham), കല്യാണം ml(ml) (kalyanam), മാംഗല്യം ml(ml) (maangalyam), (North Malabar dialect) മംഗലം ml(ml) (mangalam), താലികെട്ട് ml(ml) (thaalikettu)
Norwegian: bryllup no(no) n.
Old French: mariage m.
Russian: свадьба ru(ru) (svád’ba) f., бракосочетание ru(ru) (brakosočetánije) n.
Scottish Gaelic: banais gd(gd) f., pòsadh gd(gd) m.
Swahili: ndoa sw(sw)
Tamil: [[திருமணம்#Template:Ta|திருமணம்]] ta(ta)
Turkish: düğün tr(tr)

close union

Czech: vztah cs(cs) m.
Danish: forbindelse c., forening c.
Finnish: avioliitto fi(fi)

Italian: connubio it(it), unione it(it)
Swahili: ndoa sw(sw)

joining of two parts

Danish: forening c.
Finnish: avioliitto fi(fi), naimakauppa fi(fi)
German: Verheiratung f.

Italian: stato coniugale it(it)
Malayalam: സംയോജനം ml(ml) (samyojanam)
Swahili: ndoa sw(sw)

poker term

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Translations to be checked

Chinese Characters: 婚, 姻
Chinese: 结婚 (jiéhūn), 婚姻 (hūnyīn)
Estonian: abielu
Hindi: शादी (shādī) f.
Italian: matrimonio m.
Kannada: ಲಗ್ನ (lagna)
Maltese: żwieġ m.
Norwegian: ekteskap n.

Portuguese: casamento pt(pt) m.
Romanian: mariaj
Sindhi: شادِي f., وِهانءُ m.
Spanish: unión es(es) f.
Swedish: äktenskap sv(sv) n.
Telugu: వివాహము te(te) (vivaahamu), పెళ్ళి te(te) (peLLi)
Turkish: evlilik
Urdu: شادی (shādī) f.

References

Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

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[1] ttp://www.myetymology.com/english/marriage.html

[2] ttp://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/marriage?view=uk

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