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noun(mar-riage)the state of being united as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law
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noun(mar-riage)the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock
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noun(mar-riage)the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage
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noun(mar-riage)a long-term loving relationship between two women
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noun(mar-riage)a special order of Mormon marriage solemnized in a Mormon temple and held to be binding for a future life as well as the present one
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noun(mar-riage)a marriage performed by a magistrate
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noun(mar-riage)a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions and based on the parties' agreement to consider themselves married and sometimes also on their cohabitation
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noun(mar-riage)the cohabitation of a couple even when it does not constitute a legal marriage
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noun phrase(mar-riage)a marriage contracted for social, political, or economic advantage rather than for mutual affection; broadly : a union or cooperation formed solely for pragmatic reasons
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noun(mar-riage)a marriage between persons of different races or religions
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noun(mar-riage)a marriage in which the partners agree to let each other have sexual partners outside the marriage
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noun(mar-riage)a marriage celebrated in the absence of one of the contracting parties who is represented at the ceremony by a proxy
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noun(mar-riage)a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy —called also shotgun wedding
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noun(mar-riage)a forced union