marriage

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

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marriage (plural marriages)

  1. The state of being married. [from 14th c.[2]]
    You should enter marriage for love.
  2. The union of two (or sometimes more) people, to the exclusion of all others. [from 14th c.[2]]
    • 1944, Tiaki Hikawera Mitira, Takitimu, page 123:
      By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions.
    • 1990, John Stevens, Lust for enlightenment: Buddhism and sex:
      One layman in Buddha's time decided to embrace celibacy and relinquished his marriage vows to his four wives. When he asked them what they wanted in terms of a settlement, one said, […]
    • 1995, Edith Deen, All of the women of the Bible, page 275:
      The account of the loss of the blessing of his father Isaac appears immediately after Esau's marriage to his Hittite wives.
    1. (in some jurisdictions, specifically) The union of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.
    2. (in other jurisdictions, specifically) The union of any two people, to the exclusion of all others.
      My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.
      Emma and Maria's marriage to each other lasted forty years.
  3. A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed. [from 14th c.[2]]
    You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
  4. (figuratively) A close union. [from 15th c.[2]]
    • 2000, Edmund E. Jacobitti, The Classical Heritage in Machiavelli's Histories, in The comedy and tragedy of Machiavelli: essays on the literary works (edited by Vickie B. Sullivan), page 181:
      And this marriage of poetry and history remained a solid relationship throughout the classical period.
    • 2003, Paul Mattick, Art in its time: theories and practices of modern aesthetics, page 105:
      Above all, we will no longer have to feel qualms about the marriage of art and money. We will no longer have to wonder if it is possible to separate the esthetic value of an art work from its commercial value.
    • 2006 August 9, Amy Scattergood, A wild dream in the wild, published in the Los Angeles Times, republished in 2009 in The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook: A Year in the Life of a Restaurant (by Michelle and Phillip Wojtowicz and Michael Gilson with Catherine Price), on the cover:
      But the food is real: a marriage of local ingredients and serious technique.
  5. A joining of two parts.
  6. (poker slang) A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em and some other card games.

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

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state of being married
union of two people
wedding
close union
joining of two parts
poker term
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  1. ^ http://www.myetymology.com/english/marriage.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "marriage" - Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, accessed on 2012-04-11

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