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

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