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How to pronounce elopement in English?

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Type Words
Type of running away
Derivation elope

Examples of elopement

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After arriving in the town, Ali and Anisa go into a small, stuffy elopement room.
From the dailyherald.com
The Westbrooks pretended to disapprove but secretly encouraged the elopement.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In middle age you charmed my mother into elopement and a loving marriage.
From the guardian.co.uk
The secret elopement of a younger relative, perhaps a kid brother, may be revealed today.
From the kentucky.com
But don't get the idea that love marriage or elopement is a new thing.
From the guardian.co.uk
I suggested elopement because my family is nuts, especially my mom.
From the washingtonpost.com
After the pair's elopement, Patricia's family disowned her, due to marrying a man of color.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Elopement has become more common but it does cause tension between the wife and her in-laws.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The rings were also smudged and blessed in the brown velvet box by everyone at the elopement.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • The act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)
  • (elope) run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
  • Wandering, in persons with dementia, is a common behavior that causes great risk for the person and concern for caregivers. It is estimated to be the most common type of disruptive behavior in institutionalized persons with dementia. ...
  • Elopement is a 1951 comedy film directed by Henry Koster.
  • To elope, most literally, merely means to run away, and to not come back to the point of origination. ...
  • (Elope (album)) Elope is the upcoming fourth studio album by American R&B and pop singer Christina Milian, scheduled to be released in 2010. Following her departure from Island Def Jam Music Group in May 2006, Milian began writing songs as early as August 2006. ...
  • (elope) To run away from home with a paramour; To run away from home with a lover for the purpose of getting married
  • (Elope) To win a trick by ruffing with a trump lower in rank than an opponent's trump. The Coup en passant is an example of an elopement.
  • (Elope) started out meaning something quite different; it was the act of a married woman running away from her husband with her lover or paramour. It was illegal, obviously! The word is from Anglo-Norman French aloper, possibly related to leap. ...