MARRIAGE

Marriage

Marriage is a socially or ritually recognized union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. A broad definition of marriage includes those that are monogamous, polygamous, same-sex and temporary.

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marriage

Noun

  1. The state of being married.
    You should enter marriage for love.
  2. A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal and/or social rights and responsibilities.
    1. The union of any two people, to the exclusion of all others.
      My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.
Pat and Leslie's marriage to each other lasted forty years.
  1. The union of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.
  1. A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.
    You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
  2. A close union.
  3. A joining of two parts.
  4. A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em or melded in pinochle.
  5. In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.


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