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wedding

[wed-ing]

noun

  1. the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.

  2. the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration.

    They invited guests to their silver wedding.

  3. the act or an instance of blending or joining, especially opposite or contrasting elements.

    a perfect wedding of conservatism and liberalism.

  4. Business Slang.a merger.



adjective

  1. of or relating to a wedding.

    the wedding ceremony; a wedding dress.

wedding

/ ˈɛɪŋ /

noun

    1. the act of marrying or the celebration of a marriage

    2. ( as modifier )

      wedding day

  1. the anniversary of a marriage (in such combinations as silver wedding or diamond wedding )

  2. the combination or blending of two separate elements

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wedding1

First recorded before 900; Middle English “matrimony, wedlock, marriage,” Old English weddung “bٰdzٳ󲹱”; wed, -ing 1
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Lucy’s upped her net worth since then, but John, who’s working the wedding as a cater-waiter, is still scraping by, trying to make it as a theater actor.

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She’s made it so intrinsic to her plot, for so many believable reasons, that it’s also the icing and the cherry on the wedding cake.

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They have not yet set a wedding date, with Lipa saying she must first finish her current world tour - which ends in Mexico in December - and Turner is busy filming.

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“So I was predictably stunned and devastated,” she revealed, “when, on our 40th wedding anniversary, my husband presented me with a divorce,” trading her in for a “sleeker model.”

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The wedding ceremony was almost over when newlywed Bobby Underwood stepped on a napkin-covered glass to break it, as is Jewish tradition, and everyone shouted "Mazel Tov!"

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