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Definition of Wedding
1. Noun. The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed.
Generic synonyms: Ceremonial, Ceremonial Occasion, Ceremony, Observance
Derivative terms: Wed
2. Noun. The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony. "Their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
Generic synonyms: Rite, Ritual
Specialized synonyms: Bridal, Espousal, Civil Marriage, Love Match, Remarriage
Derivative terms: Marry, Marry, Wed
3. Noun. A party of people at a wedding.
Generic synonyms: Party
Member holonyms: Best Man, Bride, Bridesmaid, Maid Of Honor, Flower Girl, Bridegroom, Groom, Groomsman, Trainbearer
Definition of Wedding
1. n. Nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials.
2. n. Nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials.
Definition of Wedding
1. Verb. (present participle of wed) ¹
2. Noun. Marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage. ¹
3. Noun. Joining of two or more parts. ¹
4. Verb. To participate in a wedding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wedding
1. a marriage ceremony [n -S]
Medical Definition of Wedding
1. Nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials. "Simple and brief was the wedding, as that of Ruth and of Boaz." (Longfellow) Certain anniversaries of an unbroken marriage have received fanciful, and more or less appropriate, names. Thus, the fifth anniversary is called the wooden wedding; the tenth, the tin wedding; the fifteenth, the crystal wedding; the twentieth, the china wedding; the twenty-fifth, the silver wedding; the fiftieth, the golden wedding; the sixtieth, the diamond wedding. These anniversaries are often celebrated by appropriate presents of wood, tin, china, silver, gold, etc, given by friends. Wedding is often used adjectively; as, wedding cake, wedding cards, wedding clothes, wedding day, wedding feast, wedding guest, wedding ring, etc. "Let her beauty be her wedding dower." (Shak) Wedding favor, a marriage favor. See Marriage. Origin: AS. Wedding. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Wedding
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