noun
wedding
WEH-dihng
noun
1
A ceremony in which two people are formally married.
"Their wedding was held on a beach at sunset."
"She wore her mother's dress at her wedding."
How to Use Wedding
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe event where a marriage is officially celebrated, as opposed to the ongoing state of being married.
Common mistake
A "wedding" is the ceremony/event; a "marriage" is the ongoing relationship — don't use them interchangeably.
Common pairings
wedding day
wedding ceremony
wedding reception
attend a wedding
Word Forms
weddinged past tense, weddings plural, Weddings plural, weddings singular
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Etymology
From Old English weddung ("betrothal, pledge"), built from wed plus the -ing ending.