noun
marriage
MA-rihj
noun
1
The legally or socially recognised union of two people as partners in life.
"They celebrated forty years of marriage this summer."
"The couple's marriage was a small ceremony in the countryside."
2
A close, harmonious combination of two things.
"The dish was a perfect marriage of sweet and savoury flavours."
How to Use Marriage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe union between partners recognised by law, custom, or religion, or figuratively, a close blend of two things.
Common pairings
a happy marriage
get married
a marriage of convenience
Word Forms
marriages plural, Marriages plural
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Etymology
From Old French "mariage," ultimately from Latin "maritare," "to give in marriage."