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41marriage — mar|riage W2S2 [ˈmærıdʒ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: mariage, from marier; MARRY] 1.) [U and C] the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married ▪ She has three daughters from a previous marriage. ▪ One …
42Marriage of convenience — A marriage of convenience (plural marriages of convenience) is a marriage contracted for reasons other than the reasons of relationship, family, or love. Instead, such a marriage is orchestrated for personal gain or some other sort of strategic… …
43Marriage in Canada — The Government of Canada has exclusive authority governing marriage and divorce in Canada under section 91(26) of the Constitution of Canada.[1] However section 92(12) of the Constitution gives the provinces the power to pass laws regulating the… …
44marriage guidance — N UNCOUNT: usu N n Marriage guidance is advice given to couples who are having problems in their relationship. [BRIT] If your marriage or relationship is in disrepair, enlist the help of a marriage guidance counsellor …
45marriage of convenience — noun a marriage for expediency rather than love • Hypernyms: ↑marriage, ↑matrimony, ↑union, ↑spousal relationship, ↑wedlock * * * Etymology: translation of French mariage de convenance : a marriage contracted rather for the advantages (as keeping …
46relationship */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp] / US [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp] noun [countable] Word forms relationship : singular relationship plural relationships Metaphor: Relationships between people or groups are like physical connections. Having a good relationship is like… …
47Relationship between religion and science — Part of a series on Science …
48marriage — [[t]mæ̱rɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ marriages 1) N COUNT A marriage is the relationship between a husband and wife. In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise... When I was 35 my marriage broke up... His son by his second …
49marriage */*/*/ — UK [ˈmærɪdʒ] / US [ˈmerɪdʒ] noun Word forms marriage : singular marriage plural marriages 1) [countable/uncountable] the relationship between two people who are husband and wife a long and happy marriage Too many marriages end in divorce. by… …
50Marriage A-la-Mode — This article is about the play by John Dryden; Marriage á la mode is also the name of a series of pictures by William Hogarth. Marriage a la Mode (1672) is a comic play by John Dryden, first performed in London in 1673 by the King s Company. It… …
