"matrimony" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-matrimony.wav [US] Forms: matrimonies [plural]
Etymology: From Old French matremoine, from Latin mātrimōnium (“marriage, wedlock”), from māter (“mother”) + -mōnium (“obligation”). Also matri- + -mony. Compare patrimony. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|matremoine}} Old French matremoine, {{uder|en|la|mātrimōnium||marriage, wedlock}} Latin mātrimōnium (“marriage, wedlock”), {{m|la|māter||mother}} māter (“mother”), {{m|la|-mōnium||obligation}} -mōnium (“obligation”), {{confix|en|matri|mony}} matri- + -mony, {{l|en|patrimony}} patrimony Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} matrimony (countable and uncountable, plural matrimonies)
  1. (uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Family, Marriage Synonyms (state of being married): marriage, wedlock Translations (marriage ceremony — see also wedding): հարսանիք (harsanikʻ) (Armenian), венчавка (venčavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vielse [common-gender] (Danish), srɔ̃ɖeɖe (Ewe), vihkiminen (Finnish), Hochzeit [feminine] (German), Heirat [feminine] (German), Eheschließung [feminine] (German), Trauung [feminine] (German), γαμήλια τελετή (gamília teletí) [feminine] (Greek), γάμος (gámos) [masculine] (Greek), esküvő (Hungarian), matrimonio [masculine] (Italian), cerimonia di nozze (Italian), nozze [feminine, plural] (Italian), عروسی ('arusi) (Persian), casamento [masculine] (Portuguese), сва́дьба (svádʹba) [feminine] (Russian), бракосочета́ние (brakosočetánije) [neuter] (Russian), matrimoniu [masculine] (Sicilian), boda [feminine] (Spanish), bröllop [neuter] (Swedish), düğün (Turkish) Translations (marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage): ամուսնություն (amusnutʻyun) (Armenian), брак (brak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), съпружество (sǎpružestvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 婚姻 (hūnyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), ægteskab [neuter] (Danish), edzeco (Esperanto), avioliitto (Finnish), mariage [masculine] (French), Ehe [feminine] (German), γάμος (gámos) [masculine] (Greek), κοινωνία γάμου (koinonía gámou) [feminine] (Greek), házasság (Hungarian), matrimónium (Hungarian), matrimonio [masculine] (Italian), mātrimōnium [neuter] (Latin), coniugium [neuter] (Latin), laulība [feminine] (Latvian), تأهل (ta'ahhol) (Persian), związek małżeński [masculine] (Polish), matrimónio [Portugal] (Portuguese), matrimônio [Brazil] (Portuguese), брак (brak) [masculine] (Russian), супру́жество (suprúžestvo) [neuter] (Russian), заму́жество (zamúžestvo) (note: of women only) [neuter] (Russian), matrimoniu [masculine] (Sicilian), nikâh (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-matrimony-en-noun-GTRyoduX Disambiguation of Family: 57 29 14 Disambiguation of Marriage: 63 28 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mony, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mony: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 42 25 33 Disambiguation of 'state of being married': 90 1 9 Disambiguation of 'marriage ceremony — see also wedding': 47 28 25 Disambiguation of 'marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage': 87 4 9
  2. (countable) The ceremony of marriage. Tags: countable Synonyms (ceremony of marriage): wedding, nuptials
    Sense id: en-matrimony-en-noun-tR7HskVy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mony Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mony: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of 'ceremony of marriage': 15 85 0
  3. (uncountable) A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-matrimony-en-noun-QfXyCqkj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with matri-, English terms suffixed with -mony Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with matri-: 28 23 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mony: 37 25 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: matrimony vine Related terms: acrimony, alimony, ceremony, harmony, parsimony, patrimony, sanctimony, testimony, wedding

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          "roman": "gamília teletí",
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          "word": "cerimonia di nozze"
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      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
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      "word": "edzeco"
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      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "word": "avioliitto"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mariage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ehe"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gámos",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "γάμος"
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      "roman": "koinonía gámou",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "κοινωνία γάμου"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "word": "házasság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "word": "matrimónium"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matrimonio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "mātrimōnium"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "coniugium"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laulība"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ta'ahhol",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "word": "تأهل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "związek małżeński"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ],
      "word": "matrimónio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "matrimônio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brak",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "брак"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "suprúžestvo",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "супру́жество"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "of women only",
      "roman": "zamúžestvo",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "заму́жество"
    },
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      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "matrimoniu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marriage or the state of being married — see also marriage",
      "word": "nikâh"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "harsanikʻ",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "word": "հարսանիք"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "venčavka",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "венчавка"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vielse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ee",
      "lang": "Ewe",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "word": "srɔ̃ɖeɖe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "word": "vihkiminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hochzeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Heirat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Eheschließung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Trauung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gamília teletí",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γαμήλια τελετή"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gámos",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γάμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "word": "esküvő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matrimonio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "word": "cerimonia di nozze"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "nozze"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "'arusi",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "word": "عروسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "casamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svádʹba",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сва́дьба"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brakosočetánije",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бракосочета́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matrimoniu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "boda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bröllop"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marriage ceremony — see also wedding",
      "word": "düğün"
    }
  ],
  "word": "matrimony"
}

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