marriage

noun (TWO PEOPLE)

/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/

/ˈmer-/

Definition

B1 [C or U] a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results in this: They had a long and happy marriage. She went to live abroad after the break-up of her marriage. She has two daughters by her first marriage. the marriage ceremonyMarriage, cohabitation and other relationships marriage of convenience › a marriage in which the partners have married, not because they love each other, but in order to get an advantage, such as the right to live in the other partner's countryMarriage, cohabitation and other relationships

(Definition of marriage noun (TWO PEOPLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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