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| mar·riage [ márrij ] (plural mar·riages) |
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1. legal relationship between spouses: a legally recognized relationship, established by a civil or religious ceremony, between two people who intend to live together as sexual and domestic partners
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2. specific marriage relationship: a married relationship between two people, or a somebody's relationship with his or her spouse
  They have a happy marriage.
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3. joining in wedlock: the joining together in wedlock of two people
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4. marriage ceremony: the ceremony in which two people are joined together formally in wedlock
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5. union of two things: a close union, blend, or mixture of two things
Civilization is based on the marriage of tradition and innovation.
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6. card games king and queen of same suit: in card games such as pinochle and bezique, a combination of the king and queen of the same suit
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| [13th century. < French mariage< marier (see marry)] |
