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Definition of Marriage
Marriage

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.

The marriage vow or contract.

A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.

Any intimate or close union.

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.

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Marriage Quotations

In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.
Robert Anderson

I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
Honore de Balzac

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
Ambrose Bierce

Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.
Marilyn Monroe

Marriage Translations

marriage in Afrikaans is huwelik
marriage in Dutch is huwelijk, echt, echtverbintenis
marriage in French is mariage
marriage in German is Heirat, Heirat, Ehe
marriage in Italian is sposalizio, sposalizio, matrimonio
marriage in Latin is matrimonium
marriage in Norwegian is ekteskap
marriage in Spanish is casamiento, matrimonio, casamiento


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