[countable] the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other. a happy/an unhappy marriage; All of her children's marriages ended in ... Open marriage · Arranged marriage · Marriage equality · Civil marriage

noun. noun. /ˈmærɪdʒ/ 1[countable] the legal relationship between a husband and wife a happy/unhappy marriage All of her children's marriages ended in divorce.

There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun marriage, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

having a husband or wife. a married man/woman; Is he married? a happily/an unhappily married couple; married to somebody She's married to John.

[transitive, intransitive] to become the husband or wife of somebody; to get married to somebody. marry (somebody) She married a German. Marry off · Marry Up · Marry into

26 июл. 2013 г. · The prestigious dictionary defines marriage as the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife.

a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results in this: They had a long and happy ...

transitive. Without construction: to have a spouse; (of two people) to be joined as husband and wife (also with †together).

arranged marriage noun a marriage in which the parents choose the husband or wife for their child.

Any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.