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How to pronounce marriage in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms man and wife, married couple
Type of family, family unit
Has types mixed marriage


his second marriage was happier than the first.
Type Words
Synonyms marriage ceremony, wedding
Type of rite, ritual
Has types bridal, civil marriage, love match, remarriage, espousal
Derivation marry


their marriage was conducted in the chapel.
Type Words
Synonyms matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
Type of marital status
Has types marriage of convenience, bigamy, common-law marriage, cuckoldom, endogamy, exogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage, misalliance, monandry, monogamousness, monogamy, open marriage, polygamy, sigeh


a long and happy marriage.
Type Words
Type of unification, union


the marriage of music and dance.
a marriage of ideas.

Examples of marriage

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How do I better support him and strengthen our marriage during this trying time?
From the abcnews.go.com
Can I use my exemption instead to provide for children from a previous marriage?
From the forbes.com
Their courtship was brief but their marriage was built on a comfortable routine.
From the kansas.com
Despite what our culture says, marriage is not about the individuals themselves.
From the kentucky.com
Knowles and Beyonce's mother, Tina, divorced in 2009 after 29 years of marriage.
From the freep.com
For now, Walsh is busy identifying possible savings from the BA-Iberia marriage.
From the businessweek.com
Marriage is an institution that predates the modern state by thousands of years.
From the suntimes.com
His marriage, which produced three children, ended in divorce after two decades.
From the online.wsj.com
It all started with a sudden genuine curiosity for this whole marriage business.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
  • Two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
  • The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
  • A close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
  • (married) a person who is married; "we invited several young marrieds"
  • (married) marital: of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss"
  • Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found. ...
  • Marriage is the debut album from Canadian rock band Attack in Black, released July 31, 2007. The album was released by Dine Alone Records as both a CD and through digital download. The album won "NXNE Favourite New Indie Record Release" at the 2007 CASBY Awards.
  • In conflict of laws, the issue of marriage has assumed increasing public policy significance in a world of increasing multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-national relationships. ...