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matrimony
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
matrimony
(noun)
join
(verb)
matrimony
/
ˈ
mætrəˌmoʊni/
noun
matrimony
/
ˈ
mætrəˌmoʊni/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MATRIMONY
[
noncount
]
formal
:
the state of being married
:
marriage
two people joined in
matrimony
They were united in (the bonds of)
holy matrimony
[=they were married in a religious ceremony] on the first of May.
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