Main entry: marriage, marriage ceremony, wedding
Definition: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
Usage: their marriage was conducted in the chapel
Main entry: man and wife, marriage, married couple
Definition: two people who are married to each other
Usage: his second marriage was happier than the first; a married couple without love
Main entry: marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
Definition: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Usage: a long and happy marriage; God bless this union
Main entry: marriage
Definition: a close and intimate union
Usage: the marriage of music and dance; a marriage of ideas