matrimony

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmatɹɪməni/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmætɹɪmoʊni/

Noun

matrimony

1. Marriage; the state of being married.
   • Book of Common Prayer

     If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confess it.

2. The ceremony of marriage.
3. A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.

Synonyms

• (state of being married) marriage, wedlock

Related terms

• acrimony = "acrid" "state"
• alimony = "support" "obligation"
• ceremony = "to do, make" "state"
• harmony = "joint" "state"
• parsimony = "frugality" "action"
• patrimony = "father" "state (estate)"
• sanctimony = "holy" "action"
• testimony = "witness" "obligation/condition"
• See mother#Related_terms|Related terms of mother

Translations

• French: mariage
• German: Ehe
• Italian: matrimonio
• Portuguese: matrimónio (Portugal), matrimônio (Brazil)
• Russian: брак

Translations

• German: Hochzeit, Heirat, Eheschließung, Trauung
• Italian: matrimonio, cerimonia di nozze, nozze
• Portuguese: casamento
• Russian: сва́дьба
• Spanish: boda

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