wedding
/'wedi /
Definition
- Noun:
- A ceremony where two people are united in marriage: A wedding is the formal event or ritual that marks the beginning of a marriage. It typically involves vows, a legal or religious officiant, and often a celebration.
- The act of marrying: The wedding refers to the specific act of getting married.
- A celebration or party following a marriage ceremony: A wedding can also refer to the social gathering, reception, or festivities that occur after the official ceremony.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- Their wedding will be held in a beautiful garden next June. (The ceremony and celebration will take place in a garden.)
- We are invited to the wedding and the reception afterward. (We are invited to the marriage ceremony and the party.)
- The wedding was a simple, intimate affair with only close family. (The marriage ceremony was small and private.)
Advanced Usage
- "to attend a wedding": to be present at a marriage ceremony and its associated events.
- Half the town was invited to attend the royal wedding.
- "wedding anniversary": the yearly celebration of the date of a wedding.
- They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party. (Note: This is a compound noun listed separately as a variant.)
- "wedding vows": the promises a couple makes to each other during the marriage ceremony.
- They wrote their own heartfelt wedding vows.
Variants and Related Words
- Wed (verb): To marry or join in marriage.
- They will wed in a private ceremony.
- Wedding ceremony (compound noun): The formal ritual of getting married.
- Wedding reception (compound noun): The party or celebration held after the wedding ceremony.
- Wedding ring (compound noun): A ring exchanged during the wedding ceremony, symbolizing marriage.
Synonyms
- Marriage ceremony: The formal event of getting married.
- Nuptials (formal): A wedding or wedding ceremony.
- Matrimony (formal): The state of being married; often used in a religious context for the ceremony.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Tie the knot" (idiom): To get married.
- After dating for ten years, they finally decided to tie the knot.
- "Run off to get married" / "Elope": To get married secretly or suddenly without a big ceremony.
- They surprised everyone when they ran off to get married in Las Vegas.
Noun
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a party of people at a wedding
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the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
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their marriage was conducted in the chapel
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the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
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