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   marriage

   /ˈmarɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman): "a happy marriage" Similar weddingwedding ceremonymarriage ceremonynuptialsunioninformal:big dayarchaic:espousalOpposite divorcesplitting up
   • ▪ the state of being married: "they were celebrating 50 years of marriage" Similar matrimonyholy matrimonywedlockmarried stateconjugal bondcivil partnership
   • 2. a combination or mixture of elements: "her music is a marriage of funk, jazz, and hip-hop" Similar unionalliancefusionamalgamationcombinationaffiliationassociationconnectioncouplingmergerunificationinformal:hook-upOpposite sunderingseparation
   • ▪ (in bezique and other card games) a combination of a king and queen of the same suit.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French mariage, from marier ‘marry’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

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