"double wedding" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double weddings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double wedding (plural double weddings)
  1. A double ceremony where two engaged couples, often friends or siblings, arrange for two simultaneous or consecutive weddings. Translations (Translations): Doppelhochzeit [feminine] (German), çifte düğün (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-double_wedding-en-noun-jW~L3dee Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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