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Definitions of marriage
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The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. Webster Dictionary DB
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The marriage vow or contract. Webster Dictionary DB
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A feast made on the occasion of a marriage. Webster Dictionary DB
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Any intimate or close union. Webster Dictionary DB
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two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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In bezique, penuchle, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a royal marriage. Webster Dictionary DB
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The legal union of two people. Once a couple is married, their rights and responsibilities toward one another concerning property and support are defined by the laws of the state in which they live. A marriage can only be terminated by a court granting a divorce or annulment. Compare common law marriage.
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The act of legally unlting a man and woman in wedlock; the wedding ceremony; the state of being wedded; the relation existing between husband and wife. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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The ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: the union of a man and woman as husband and wife. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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Act of marrying; wedded state. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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The act of marrying, or the state of being married; a wedding. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Figuratively, any close union. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife; wedlock; a marriage ceremony; intimate union. Marriage-articles, the contract or agreement on which a marriage is founded. Marriage-favours, knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings. Marriage-licence, licence to marry without proclamation of banns. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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The contract or ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife; wedlock. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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