"wedding march" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wedding marches [plural]
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  1. (music) A slow-tempo march played during a wedding. Categories (topical): Marriage, Music Translations (slow-tempo march played during a wedding): bryllupsmarch [common-gender] (Danish), máirseáil bhainise [feminine] (Irish), bröllopsmarsch [common-gender] (Swedish)

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