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matrimony
[
ma
-tr
uh
-moh-nee
]
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mat·ri·mo·ny
/
ˈmæ
trəˌmoʊ
ni
/
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[
ma
-tr
uh
-moh-nee
]
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noun,
plural
mat·ri·mo·nies
for 2.
1.
the state of being married;
marriage
.
2.
the rite, ceremony, or sacrament of marriage.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
<
Latin
mātrimōnium
wedlock.
See
matri-
,
-mony
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The fight between proponents of marriage equality and defenders of traditional
matrimony
is nothing if not a morality play.
It shouldn't discourage
matrimony
but-well, this reviewer is certainly happy to have all sons.
Beautiful, vivid photographs portray the diverse ways various cultures celebrate the tradition of
matrimony
around the globe.
It is one of the myths of
matrimony
that both bride and groom suffer last-minute misgivings the night before the wedding.
But finally she did, and the preparations for
matrimony
began.
ME, in a hotel room, frolicking about in a fashion thought by many only permissible within the bounds of holy
matrimony
.
The concept of stress testing clearly supersedes computers, engineering, or the military and has its origins in
matrimony
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No one can point out any useful purpose which these accomplices in
matrimony
serve.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
matrimony
(ˈmætrɪmənɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-nies
1.
the state or condition of being married
2.
the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
3.
a. a card game in which the king and queen together are a winning combination
b. such a combination
[C14: via Norman French from Latin
mātrimōnium
wedlock, from
māter
mother]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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matrimony
c.1300, from O.Fr. matremoine, from L. matrimonium "wedlock, marriage," from matrem (nom. mater) "mother" + -monium, suffix signifying "action, state, condition." Related: Matrimonial.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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