Marriage | Mean of marriage in English Dictionary

/ˈmerɪʤ/

• Noun
• the relationship that exists between a husband and a wife
1. It was his second marriage.
2. They have a very happy marriage.
3. Her first two marriages ended in divorce.
4. She has old-fashioned ideas about marriage.
5. the institution of marriage
6. He proposed marriage to his girlfriend. [=asked his girlfriend to marry him]
7. couples living together before marriage
8. They were joined in marriage [=they were married] last year.
9. They are related by marriage. [=they are related because one of them is married to a family member of the other]
• a similar relationship between people of the same sex
1. a same-sex marriage
2. opponents/supporters of same-sex marriage
3. gay marriage
• a ceremony in which two people are married to each other
1. Many friends and relatives were present at their marriage.
2. a priest who has performed many marriages

• a close union of or between two things
1. a marriage of sweet and spicy flavors
2. a marriage of science and art
3. a marriage between form and function