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Date: 1200-1300;
Language: French;Origin: mariage, from marier;
MARRY]
[U and C]the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married
She has three daughters from a previous marriage. One in three marriages ends in divorce.marriage to his marriage to Marilyn Monroemarriage between In Denmark they have legalized marriage between gay couples. They have a very happy marriage . children of mixed marriages Women were often forced into arranged marriages . She felt trapped in a loveless marriage . She moved to London after the break-up of her marriage . My parents disapprove of sex before marriage . More than half of all births in the region are outside marriage .[C]the ceremony in which two people get married
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wedding The marriage took place at St Bartholomew's church.by marriageif you are related to someone by marriage, they are married to someone in your family, or you are married to someone in theirs
her cousin by marriage
COLLOCATES for sense 1happy/unhappy marriagemixed marriage (=between people of different races or religions)
arranged marriage (=your parents choose the person who you marry)
loveless marriagea marriage breaks down (=it ends because of disagreements)
the breakdown/break-up of your marriage (=the end of your marriage)
sex before marriage/outside marriagebe born outside marriage (=be born when your parents are not married)
propose marriageformal (=ask someone to marry you)
consummate a marriage (=make your marriage complete by having sex)
annul a marriageformal (=a court or church leader officially ends a marriage)