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wedding

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wedding

  1. a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony the couple chose to have a garden wedding Synonyms bridal, espousal, marriage, nuptial(s) Related Words match, matrimony, wedlock; union

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