"wedding bells" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} wedding bells pl (plural only)
  1. Church bells rung to announce and celebrate a wedding. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-wedding_bells-en-noun-VbxK94Fn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 85 15
  2. (figurative) An implication that people might soon be married. Tags: figuratively, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-wedding_bells-en-noun-CTjFobkm

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