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      marriage
      noun
      A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
      The state of being married.
      (sometimes specifically) The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others.
      (often specifically) The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.
      A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.
      (figuratively) A close union.
      A joining of two parts.
      (card games) A king and a queen, when held as a hand in some versions of poker or melded in pinochle.
      (card games) In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.
      (prison slang) A homosexual relationship between male prisoners.
      A surname
      Roots
      maritusmarri- · Latin · married, spouse
      Synonyms for marriage
      matrimonynwedlocknweddingnnuptialsnspousaladjbridaladjhymenealnchuppahbannsnelopementn
      Words related to marriage
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      Where does marriage come from?

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