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    [Noun]  | "mar*riage" | \ ˈmer-ij \


    1: the state of being united as spouses in a contractual relationship recognized by law

    2: the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock

    3: the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry;

    [Noun]  | "ar*ranged marriage" | \ ə-ˈrānjd- \


    1: a marriage in which the spouses are chosen for each other by their parents


    Origin: 1859 ;

    [Noun]  | "Boston marriage" 


    1: a long-term loving relationship between two women


    Origin: 1893 ;

    [Noun]  | "celestial marriage" 


    1: a special order of Mormon marriage solemnized in a Mormon temple and held to be binding for a future life as well as the present one


    Origin: 1862 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil marriage" 


    1: a marriage performed by a magistrate


    Origin: 1820 ;

    [Noun]  | "common-law marriage" 


    1: a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions and based on the parties' agreement to consider themselves married and sometimes also on their cohabitation

    2: the cohabitation of a couple even when it does not constitute a legal marriage


    Origin: 1842 ;

    [Noun]  | "mixed marriage" 


    1: a marriage between people of different races or religions


    Origin: 1649 ;

    [Noun]  | "open marriage" 


    1: a marriage in which the partners agree to let each other have sexual partners outside the marriage


    Origin: 1971 ;

    [Noun]  | "proxy marriage" 


    1: a marriage celebrated in the absence of one of the contracting parties who is represented at the ceremony by a proxy


    Origin: 1719 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "marriage of convenience" 


    1: a marriage contracted for social, political, or economic advantage rather than for mutual affection; broadly : a union or cooperation formed solely for pragmatic reasons


    Origin: 1711 ;

    [Noun]  | "marriages" 


    1: a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people;


      * e.g., " ... some religions consider marriage a sacrament "



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    2: a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony;


      * e.g., " ... just a small group of family and friends have been invited to witness the marriage "



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    [Noun]  | "marriage" 


    1: a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people;


      * e.g., " ... some religions consider marriage a sacrament "



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    2: a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony;


      * e.g., " ... just a small group of family and friends have been invited to witness the marriage "



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     [ "marriage" ]

    1: the number one cause of divorce

     [ "marriage" ]

    1: Betting someone half your shit you'll love them forever.

      * e.g.,  ... After pressuring me into marriage, Kendra now tells me that after 4 years she no longer loves me. So she gets to keep my house, my car, and my boat. I have to totally foot the bill to raise our children, and if I behave she'll let me see them every other weekend. 

     [ "Marriage" ]

    1: A never ending compromise

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: This is a never ending compromise Guy 2: Ha ha like marriage 

     [ "Marriage" ]

    1: It is when two people come together and choose to do what is best for their unit over each individual. Marriage is a legal contract that two parties make with each other and there are penalties for not continuously working on the marriage like you would a garden. Weeds will come in and plants will die if you don't water the garden. Same with a marriage. Both parties must work to keep each other happy and treat each other nice regardless of what tough times they are experiencing individually. Life is no longer just about you, it is about the team. When this happens, you will know you are in a real marriage.

      * e.g.,  ... We are in this marriage for the long run so we don't worry about the little things 

     [ "marriage" ]

    1: long term prostitution

      * e.g.,  ... Instead of paying full price at the strip club, Jim used marriage to setup a payment plan. 

     [ "marriage" ]

    1: a licence to fuck

      * e.g.,  ... conservatives are big on protecting the sacred bond of marriage. 

     [ "marriage" ]

    1: What you should do when you are over 60. This makes sure that you wont get on each others nerves for very long.

      * e.g.,  ... Dorothy and Jon had a short marriage he died at 7 She barely got to know him. 

     [ "marriage" ]

    1: A matrimonial state as defined by: 1) Females: "Marriage is the opportunity for two souls to be legally bound together so that they can share their innermost thoughts and feelings while creating the most perfect life together." 2) Males: "Wow, a chick to take care of me like my mother used to - but with the added bonus of sex!"

      * e.g.,  ... See marriage definition above. 

     [ "marriage" ]

    1: the beginning of the end.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh boy, hes getting married, our thoughts and prayers go out to him. 

     [ "Marriage" ]

    1: The point at which the friendship with your sweetheart ends and becomes a business relationship. The point at which you stop having fun and take on responsibility for yourself and your new wife. The end of your life as you once knew it.

      * e.g.,  ... Marriage is a lot like playing cards. You start out giving a heart and a diamond, and end up wishing for a club and a spade. 

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