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”)

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

marriage (plural marriages)

1. The state of being married.

   You should enter marriage for love.

2. The union of a man and a woman, to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.

   My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.

3. (in some jurisdictions) the union of two persons of the same sex
4. A wedding.

   You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.

5. A close union.
6. A joining of two parts.
7. (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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Derived terms

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

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

Translations

state of being married

Arabic: زواج (ar) (zawaaj) m. Armenian: ամուսնություն (hy) (amusnut'yun) Chinese: Mandarin: 婚姻 (zh) (hūnyīn), 結婚 (zh), 结婚 (zh) (jiéhūn) Czech: sňatek (cs) m., manželství (cs) n. Danish: ægteskab (da) n., giftermål (da) n. Dutch: huwelijk (nl) f. Finnish: avioliitto (fi), rekisteröity parisuhde (fi) French: mariage (fr) m. Georgian: ქორწინება (ka) (k’ortsineba) German: Ehe (de) f., Heirat (de) f. Hindi: शादी (hi) (śādī) f. Hungarian: házasság (hu) Italian: matrimonio (it) m., nozze (it), sposalizio (it) Japanese: 結婚 (ja) (けっこん, kekkon) Korean: 결혼 (ko) (gyeolhon) (結婚 (ko)) Latin: mātrimōnium (la) n. Latvian: laulība (lv) f.

Malay: perkahwinan (ms) Malayalam: വിവാഹജീവിതം (ml) (vivaahajeevitham) Maltese: żwieġ (mt) m. Norwegian: ekteskap (no) n., giftemål (no) n. Persian: ازدواج (fa) (ezdevâj) Polish: małżeństwo (pl) n. Portuguese: casamento (pt) m. Romanian: căsătorie (ro) f., căsnicie (ro) f. Russian: брак (ru) (brak) m., замужество (ru) (zamúžestvo) n. Scottish Gaelic: pòsadh (gd) m. Spanish: matrimonio (es) m. Swahili: ndoa (sw) Swedish: äktenskap (sv) n. Thai: การแต่งงาน (th) (gaan-dtàeng-ngaan) Turkish: evli (tr) Urdu: شادی (ur) (śādī) f. Vietnamese: hôn nhân (vi), sự cưới xin (vi), sự kết hôn (vi)

union of two people

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

Japanese: 結婚 (ja) (けっこん, kekkon), 婚姻 (ja) (こんいん, kon'in) Korean: 결혼 (ko) (gyeolhon) (結婚 (ko)) Latvian: laulība (lv) f. Maltese: żwieġ  (mt) m. Polish: małżeństwo (pl) n. Portuguese: casamento (pt) m. Romanian: căsătorie (ro) Russian: брак (ru) (brak) m., замужество (ru) (zamúžestvo) n. Scottish Gaelic: pòsadh (gd) m. Spanish: matrimonio (es) m. Swahili: ndoa (sw) Swedish: äktenskap (sv) n. Turkish: evlilik (tr)

wedding

Armenian: հարսանիք (hy) (harsanik') Czech: svatba (cs) f. Danish: bryllup (da) n., vielse (da) c. Dutch: bruiloft (nl) m. and f. Esperanto: nupto (eo) Ewe: srɔ̃ɖeɖe m. Finnish: häät (fi) French: mariage (fr) m., noces (fr) f. pl. German: Hochzeit (de) f., Heirat (de) f. Greek: γάμος (el) m. Hungarian: esküvő (hu) Italian: matrimonio (it), nozze (it), sposalizio (it) Latvian: vedības (lv) Malayalam: വിവാഹം (ml) (vivaham), കല്യാണം (ml) (kalyanam), മാംഗല്യം (ml) (maangalyam), (North Malabar dialect) മംഗലം (ml) (mangalam), താലികെട്ട് (ml) (thaalikettu)

Maltese: żwieġ  (mt) m., tieġ  (mt) m. Norwegian: bryllup (no) n. Old French: mariage m. Romanian: cununie (ro) f., nuntă (ro) f. Russian: свадьба (ru) (svád’ba) f., бракосочетание (ru) (brakosočetánije) n. Scottish Gaelic: banais (gd) f., pòsadh (gd) m. Spanish: boda (es) f. Swahili: ndoa (sw) Swedish: bröllop (sv) n., vigsel (sv) c. Tamil: திருமணம் (ta) Tatar: никах (tt) (niqax) Turkish: düğün (tr) Urdu: شادی (ur) (shādī) f.

close union

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

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

joining of two parts

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

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

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

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

See also

• wedding
• divorce
• matrimony
• monogamy
• bigamy
• polygamy
• polygyny
• polyandry
• adelphogamy
• group marriage

References

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

Statistics

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