LEARNit Dictionary
marriage
noun
/ˈmærɪdʒ/
UK
/ˈmærɪdʒ/
US
B1
1
B1
the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other
ازدواج, زناشویی, پیوند زناشویی, پیمان زناشویی
see also
arranged marriage
,
civil marriage
,
equal marriage
,
mixed
,
open marriage
2
B1
the state of being married
ازدواج, زناشویی, عقد, پیوند زناشویی
They don't believe in marriage.
My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.
Most of the public now support gay marriage.
They strongly disapprove of sex outside marriage.
3
the ceremony in which two people marry each other
عروسی, خطبه عقد, جشن عقد, مراسم ازدواج, عقد
Their marriage took place in a local church.
4
a combination of two things
پیوند, ترکیب, امتزاج, تلفیق
The new collection is a marriage of fashion and technology.
the marriage between a young team and an experienced coach