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   Mar·riage

   /ˈmerij/

   

   noun

   • 1. the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman): "a happy marriage" Similar weddingwedding ceremonymarriage ceremonynuptialsunioninformal:big dayarchaic:espousalOpposite divorcesplitting up
   • ▪ the state of being married: "they were celebrating 50 years of marriage" Similar matrimonyholy matrimonywedlockmarried stateconjugal bondcivil partnership
   • 2. a combination or mixture of two or more elements: "a marriage of jazz, pop, blues, and gospel" Similar unionalliancefusionamalgamationcombinationaffiliationassociationconnectioncouplingmergerunificationinformal:hookupOpposite sunderingseparation
   • ▪ (in pinochle and other card games) a combination of a king and queen of the same suit.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French mariage, from marier ‘marry’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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