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marriage^¹

/ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
/ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/
/ˈmɛɹɪd͡ʒ/
/ˈmaɾɪd͡ʒ/ Scotland, Wales

Rhymes with -æɹɪdʒ

Where it comes from

From Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”), from Latin marītō (“marry”, verb, literally “give in marriage”), from marītus (“lover”, “nuptial”), from mas (“male, masculine, of the male sex”). Equivalent to marry + -age. Doublet of maritage. Displaced native Old English sinsċipe.

noun marriages · mariage

countable, uncountable The state of being married. You should enter marriage for love.
Similar: wedlock
countable, uncountable A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities. By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions.
Similar: alliance
countable, sometimes, specifically, uncountable The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others. My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.
Similar: alliance
countable, often, specifically, uncountable The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.
Similar: alliance
countable, uncountable A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed. You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
countable, figuratively, uncountable A close union. And this marriage of poetry and history remained a solid relationship throughout the classical period.
countable, figuratively, uncountable A joining of two parts.
countable, uncountable A king and a queen, when held as a hand in some versions of poker or melded in pinochle.
countable, uncountable In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.
countable, slang, uncountable A homosexual relationship between male prisoners.

Similar: matrimony, wedding, civil union · Opposite: divorce

Marriage^²

proper noun Marriages

A surname

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wedlock, matrimony, wedding, married couple, union, marriage ceremony, spousal, marital, matrimonial, marrying, wed, married, marry, conjugal, remarriage, spouse

noun

Similar: matrimony, wedding, civil union · Opposite: divorce

Translations

Every language

noun state of being married

Español	matrimonio
한국어	결혼 gyeolhon
日本語	結婚 kekkon
中文	婚姻 hūnyīn, 結婚 /结婚
हिन्दी	शादी śādī, विवाह vivāh, ब्याह byāh
Kiswahili	ndoa
Português	casamento, matrimónio, matrimônio
Français	mariage
Deutsch	Ehe, Heirat
Italiano	matrimonio, nozze, sposalizio
Ελληνικά	γάμος gámos
Română	căsătorie, căsnicie
Русский	брак brak, супру́жество suprúžestvo, жени́тьба ženítʹba, заму́жество zamúžestvo
Tiếng Việt	hôn nhân, sự cưới xin, sự kết hôn, lể cưới
العربية	زَوَاج zawāj, نِكَاح nikāḥ
עברית	נישואין \ נִשּׂוּאִין nisu'in

noun union of two people

Español	matrimonio, coyunda, connubio
한국어	결혼 gyeolhon, 혼인 honin
日本語	結婚 kekkon, 婚姻 kon'in
中文	婚姻 hūnyīn
हिन्दी	निकाह nikāh
Kiswahili	ndoa
Português	casamento
Français	mariage
Deutsch	Ehe
Italiano	matrimonio, nozze, sposalizio
Ελληνικά	γάμος gámos
Română	căsătorie
Русский	брак brak, супру́жество suprúžestvo
العربية	زَوَاج zawāj

noun wedding

Español	boda, casamiento
한국어	결혼식 gyeolhonsik, 혼례 hollye
日本語	結婚式 kekkonshiki, 婚礼 konrei
中文	婚禮 /婚礼 hūnlǐ
हिन्दी	विवाह vivāh, शादी śādī, लग्न lagna, कल्याण kalyāṇ, मंगल maṅgal, ब्याह byāh
Kiswahili	ndoa
Português	casamento
Français	mariage, noces
Deutsch	Hochzeit, Heirat, Eheschließung, Trauung
Italiano	matrimonio, nozze, sposalizio
Ελληνικά	γάμος gámos
Română	cununie, nuntă
Русский	сва́дьба svádʹba, бракосочета́ние brakosočetánije, венча́ние venčánije
Tiếng Việt	đám cưới
العربية	عُرْس ʕurs, زِفَاف zifāf
עברית	חתונה, חֲתֻנָּה khatuná

noun close union

Kiswahili	ndoa
Português	casamento
Deutsch	Ehe
Italiano	connubio, unione

noun joining of two parts

Español	unión
Kiswahili	ndoa
Português	casamento
Deutsch	Verheiratung
Italiano	stato coniugale

noun poker term

Русский	марья́ж marʹjáž

name equivalent surnames

Français	Mariage

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{marriage_2026,
  title = {marriage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marriage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}