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dowry
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dowry
(noun)
dowry
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ˈ
daʊri/
noun
plural
dowries
dowry
/
ˈ
daʊri/
noun
plural
dowries
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOWRY
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money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures
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