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mat⋅ri⋅mo⋅ny
[ma-truh-moh-nee] 
trəˌmoʊ
–noun, plural -nies for 2.
| 1. | the state of being married; marriage. |
| 2. | the rite, ceremony, or sacrament of marriage. |
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| mat·ri·mo·ny (māt'rə-mō'nē) n. pl. mat·ri·mo·nies The act or state of being married; marriage. [Middle English, from Old French matrimoine, from Latin mātrimōnium, from māter, mātr-, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots.] mat'ri·mo'ni·al adj., mat'ri·mo'ni·al·ly adv. |
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Matrimony
Mat"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. matrimoine, through Old French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See Mother.]1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock. If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confessit. --Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed. ) 2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons. Matrimony vine (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine (Lycium barbarum) of the Potato family. --Gray. Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See Marriage.
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Language Translation for : Matrimony
Spanish:
matrimonio,
German:
die Ehe,
Japanese:
結婚
matrimony
1303, from O.Fr. matremoine, from L. matrimonium "wedlock, marriage," from matrem (nom. mater) "mother" + -monium, suffix signifying "action, state, condition."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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