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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.
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The
marriage
vow
or
contract.
-
A
feast
made
on
the
occasion
of
a
marriage.
-
Any
intimate
or
close
union.
-
two
people
who
are
married
to
each
other; "
his
second
marriage
was
happier
than
the
first"; "
a
married
couple
without
love"
-
the
state
of
being
a
married
couple
voluntarily
joined
for
life (
or
until
divorce); "
a
long
and
happy
marriage"; "
God
bless
this
union"
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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.
-
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.
-
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
ceremony
by
which
a
man
and
woman
become
husband
and
wife:
the
union
of
a
man
and
woman
as
husband
and
wife.
-
Act
of
marrying;
wedded
state.
-
The
act
of
marrying,
or
the
state
of
being
married;
a
wedding.
-
Figuratively,
any
close
union.
-
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.
-
The
contract
or
ceremony
by
which
a
man
and
woman
become
husband
and
wife;
wedlock.
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