Marriage1. (n.) The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
2. (n.) The marriage vow or contract.
3. (n.) A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.
4. (v. t.) Any intimate or close union.
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