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English word marriage comes from Latin marem, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) marier ((reflexive, se marier) to get married. To marry.)

marem (Latin)

maritus (Latin)

(of animals) male. (poetic) lover. Husband, married man Marital, matrimonial, conjugal.

marito (Latin)

(of animals) I am coupled; I have a mate.. (of plants) I am grafted.. I impregnate.. I marry, wed.

marier (Old French)

(reflexive, se marier) to get married. To marry.

mariage (Old French)

Marriage; wedding.

marriage (English)

(card games) A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em or melded in pinochle.. (card games) In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.. (figuratively) A close union. [}]. (often specifically) The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others.. (sometimes, specifically) The union of two people of [...]

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