marriage

noun

ˈmer-ij How to pronounce marriage (audio)
Definition of marriagenext
1
as in match
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people some religions consider marriage a sacrament

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2
as in wedding
a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony just a small group of family and friends have been invited to witness the marriage

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  1. match
  2. wedding
  3. matrimony
  4. relationship
  5. wedlock
Noun
  • Daniel Gazdag scored in the 53rd minute for New England, which failed to extend its four-match winning streak and lost for the first time this season after being ahead or tied in the 75th minute.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Although Sunday’s match was a home game for Angel City (15-8-7), it wasn’t played at home.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of match
Noun
  • Nelly and his wife, Ashanti, were both guests at Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce earlier this year.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The groom, who is close enough in age to feel more like a cousin, sends them on a quick errand that turns into a string of misadventures, leaving the trio at risk of missing the wedding altogether.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of wedding
Noun
  • Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In each of the portraits, his subjects are draped by the white veil, both a symbol of matrimony and silence.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of matrimony
Noun
  • Like father, like son The show’s narrative is centered around the complicated relationship between Vision and his son Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica).
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • While Republicans have largely not made Pappas’ sexuality a focus of their political campaigns, the GOP has alleged that Pappas failed to disclose a relationship with a corporate lobbyist.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of relationship
Noun
  • As explained in the couple’s recent YouTube video, having a baby out of wedlock was thought to be taboo in Britain at the time — especially in the three decades after World War II.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had asserted that Oyo left a young heir born out of wedlock, but Tooro’s committee looked beyond that in picking Kijanangoma.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of wedlock
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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