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  • 101starter marriage — n. A first marriage that lasts only a short time and that ends in a clean (i.e., no kids, no property, no acrimony) divorce. (Cf. starter home.) Example Citation: The past ten years has seen a surge in what are now called starter marriages, as… …

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  • 102Brokeback marriage — n. A current or former marriage in which one partner is gay or has had a gay affair. Example Citations: Mrs. Remmele now married to a farmer who raises cattle, corn and soybeans is one of an estimated 1.7 million to 3.4 million American women who …

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  • 103List of Canada-related articles — Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Canada include: 0 9 * 51st state A * A few acres of snow * Aboriginal peoples in Canada * Abortion in Canada * Acadia * Access copyright * Act Against Slavery (1793) * Act of Union (1840) * Aulneau,… …

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  • 104List of LGBT-related organizations — This is a list of organizations of or related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people, or campaigning for the rights of LGBT people, or of allies of LGBT people.See also related links below. 0 9 * 129th Toronto Scouting Group, Ontario …

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  • 105The Marriage of Sir Gawain — is an English Arthurian ballad, collected as Child Ballad 31.[1] Found in the Percy Folio, it is a fragmented account of the story of Sir Gawain and the loathly lady, which has been preserved in fuller form in the medieval poem The Wedding of Sir …

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  • 106Chabad-Lubavitch related controversies — This article examines controversial issues involving the Chabad Lubavitch movement. For a more complete examination of Chabad, see the main article. Part of a series on Chabad …

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  • 107mixed marriage — Synonyms and related words: a world without end bargain, alliance, bed, bond of matrimony, bridebed, cohabitation, conjugal bond, conjugal knot, coverture, holy matrimony, holy wedlock, husbandhood, ill assorted marriage, intermarriage,… …

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  • 108morganatic marriage — n. A marriage between a person of royal birth and a partner of lower rank, in which the latter has no royal status or title. Example Citation: It may be that many people in Britain would not seriously object to Charles marrying Camilla.... That… …

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  • 109Consanguine marriage — A consanguine marriage is a marriage between two blood relatives. Consanguineous: of the same blood, descended from the same ancestor. Sources Webster s Dictionary External links Wiktionary entry for Consanguine …

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  • 110proposal of marriage — noun an offer of marriage • Syn: ↑marriage proposal, ↑marriage offer, ↑proposal • Derivationally related forms: ↑propose (for: ↑proposal) • Hypernyms …

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