wedding ring

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wedding ring

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From Middle English wedding ring, wedding ryng, weddynge rynge, weddyng ryng.

noun wedding rings · wedding-ring

  1. Either of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity. The surgeon leant over the body, and raised the left hand. "The old story," he said, shaking his head: "no wedding-ring, I see. Ah! good night!"

    Similar: marriage ring, wedding band

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noun a ring symbolizing marriage

Españolalianza, anillo de boda, anillo de casado
한국어결혼 반지 gyeolhon banji
日本語結婚指輪 kekkon yubiwa
中文結婚戒指 /结婚戒指 jiéhūn jièzhi, 結婚指環 /结婚指环 jiéhūn zhǐhuán, 婚戒 hūnjiè
Portuguêsaliança
Françaisalliance
DeutschEhering, Trauring
Italianofede, vera
Ελληνικάβέρα véra
Românăverighetă, inel de logodnă
Русскийобруча́льное кольцо́ obručálʹnoje kolʹcó
Tiếng Việtnhẫn cưới
العربيةخَاتَم زَوَاج ḵātam zawāj

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@misc{wedding_ring_2026,
  title = {wedding ring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wedding%20ring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}