traditional marriage

American  

noun

1. Anthropology. the primary established form of marriage recognized in a given country or religious or social group at a given time.

   In that culture, traditional marriage requires the families of the future bride and groom to engage in ritual visits and exchange gifts.

2. marriage between one man and one woman (primarily used by opponents of same-sex marriage).

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Etymology

Origin of traditional marriage

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

She made the call to move from her traditional running back role in the offence, to cornerback in defence.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

In addition to lining up as a traditional running back, Robinson has taken snaps out of the slot, shifted outside like a wide receiver, and dropped back to work on punt returns.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2023

A true all-purpose threat capable of catching passes out of the backfield, Brown won’t start in a traditional running back role as a freshman.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2022

I’ve read a little bit about what the Proud Boys are doing in Florida, in particular, which I find interesting because it’s not traditional running for office.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2022

He’ll be critical to the Hokies’ ability to shut down not only Virginia’s traditional running game, but the scrambling of dual-threat QB Bryce Perkins.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2019