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Wedding ˈwedɪŋ Present Friends Noun Bre Ceremony/Reception Invited

Word wedding
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈwedɪŋ / NAmE / ˈwedɪŋ /
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  • a wedding present
  • a wedding ceremony/reception
  • have you been invited to their wedding?
  • she looked beautiful on her wedding day.
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wedding

(noun)BrE / ˈwedɪŋ / NAmE / ˈwedɪŋ /
  1. a marriage ceremony, and the meal or party that usually follows it
    • see also diamond wedding
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/diamond-wedding
    • a wedding present
    • a wedding ceremony/reception
    • Have you been invited to their wedding?
    • She looked beautiful on her wedding day.
    • All her friends could hear wedding bells (= they thought she would soon get married).

    Extra Examples

    • I met her at my brother’s wedding.
    • I work in the wedding industry.
    • She had a plain wedding band on her third finger.
    • The minister was asked to officiate at the wedding.
    • The royal wedding will take place in June.
    • The wedding went off without a hitch.
    • The wedding will be conducted by the local priest.
    • They had a small wedding with close friends and family.
    • We haven’t set a wedding date yet.
    • We were choosing what present to buy from the wedding list they’d sent.
    • a ring on her wedding finger
    • All her friends could hear wedding bells.
    • The wedding took place two years ago.
    • Today is our wedding anniversary.
    • a wedding dress/present/cake/reception/anniversary

    Word Origin

    • Old English weddung (see wed, -ing).
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