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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mat·ri·mo·ny ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French matrimoignie,from Latin matrimonium, from matr-, mater mother, matron — more at mother DATE 14th century : the union of man and woman as husband and wife : marriage English Etymology matrimony c.1300, from O.Fr . matremoine, from L. matrimonium "wedlock, marriage," from matrem (nom. mater) "mother" + -monium, suffix signifying "action, state, condition." Related: Matrimonial.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 matrimony matri·mony / 5mAtrimEni; NAmE -mouni / noun[U] (formal or technical 术语) marriage; the state of being married 婚配: holy matrimony 婚配圣事 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: MARRIAGE 1, conjugality, connubiality, wedlockWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: matrimony vine , or chinese matrimony vine mat·ri·mo·ny \ˈma.trəˌmōnē, -ni, chiefly Brit -rəmən-\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English matrimony, matrimoigne, from Middle French matremoine, matremoigne, from Latin matrimonium, from matr-, mater mother — more at mother 1. a. : the union of man and woman as husband and wife : married state : married life : marriage b. : this union entered into by baptized persons and so viewed by several large Christian churches as constituting one of the sacraments 2. a. : a card game played with a layout in which certain combinations of cards occur on which bets are placed b. : a combination of a king and queen in this game |
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