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Gretna Green marriage

noun British Informal.

marriage without parental consent; elopement.

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Origin of Gretna Green marriage

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby Gretna Green marriage

gressorial, Greta, Gretchen, Gretna, Gretna Green, Gretna Green marriage, Grétry, Gretzky, Greuze, Greville, grevillea
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