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Noun
/ˈmarij/,
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marriages, plural;
  1. The formal union of a man and a woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife

  2. A similar long-term relationship between partners of the same sex

  3. A relationship between married people or the period for which it lasts
    • - a happy marriage
    • - the children from his first marriage
  4. A combination or mixture of two or more elements
    • - a marriage of jazz, pop, blues, and gospel
  5. (in pinochle and other card games) A combination of a king and queen of the same suit


  1. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
  2. two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
  3. the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
  4. a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
  5. (married) a person who is married; "we invited several young marrieds"
  6. (married) marital: of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss"
  7. Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found. ...
  8. Marriage is the debut album from Canadian rock band Attack in Black, released July 31, 2007. The album was released by Dine Alone Records as both a CD and through digital download. The album won "NXNE Favourite New Indie Record Release" at the 2007 CASBY Awards.
  9. In conflict of laws, the issue of marriage has assumed increasing public policy significance in a world of increasing multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-national relationships. ...
  10. Married Life is a 2007 American drama film directed by Ira Sachs. The screenplay by Sachs and Oren Moverman is based on the 1953 novel Five Roundabouts to Heaven by John Bingham. Cast members include Patricia Clarkson, Chris Cooper, and Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan. ...
  11. Marriage (Женитьба, Zhenit'ba) is a play by the Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, which was first published in 1842.
  12. The Marriage was the first prime-time network television series to be broadcast regularly in color. It was a situation comedy broadcast live by NBC for seven episodes in the summer of 1954. ...
  13. The state of being married; The union of two people, to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life; A wedding; A close union; A joining of two parts; A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
  14. A married person; In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband; Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse: married to one's work
  15. (Marriages) have never been considered morganatic in any part of the United Kingdom, although the status of the legendary mistresses of the Stuart dynasty approximated this condition, and some of the wives of Henry VIII were considered by Rome to be only mistresses.
  16. (Married) The term used for an item that has been made up from two or more pieces of furniture, usually of the same period.
  17. (MARRIED) Two related items brought together, though not initially sold as a unit, for the purpose of making the set complete as published (i.e.: a book and dust jacket, or two volumes in a set).
  18. (MARRIED) This is a concept that refers to the joining of card and receiver by Dish Network when subscribing. When you subscribe to DISH NETWORK, they send down info to your receiver that writes the receivers secret boxkeys to the card you are using. ...
  19. (MARRIED) When the parts of a book or set are supplied from different copies of a book to form a whole, such as the dust jacket from one copy is “married” with a copy of the same book without a jacket, or Volume One is “married” to Volume Two, purchased separately, to form a complete set.
  20. (Married) A term in the antiques trade to describe when furniture is composed of parts that were not originally made together.
  21. (Married) If, as of the last day of the tax year, any of the following four situations apply to you, you are considered married.
  22. (Married) Jewelry that is made up of 2 or more items, joined together, to create an entirely new piece.
  23. (Married) The union of two people by a jurisdictionally valid entity, recognized by the existence of a current valid marriage contract. The jurisdiction is typically a governmental, social, or religious entity.
  24. (married (to be -)) (v) qatın alırģa, üylеnirgе
  25. The category "married" is further divided into "married, spouse present," "separated," and "other married, spouse absent. ...