honeymoon
The origin and history of honeymoon.
Etymology
From honey + moon; originally suggesting that affection, like the moon, wanes over time, though the word later came to mean the sweet first month of marriage.
The origin and history of honeymoon.
From honey + moon; originally suggesting that affection, like the moon, wanes over time, though the word later came to mean the sweet first month of marriage.
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