wedding

[ wed-ing ]

/ ˈwɛd ɪŋ /

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noun

the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.

the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration: They invited guests to their silver wedding.

the act or an instance of blending or joining, especially opposite or contrasting elements: a perfect wedding of conservatism and liberalism.

Business Slang. a merger.

adjective

of or relating to a wedding: the wedding ceremony; a wedding dress.

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Origin of wedding

First recorded before 900; Middle English “matrimony, wedlock, marriage,” Old English weddung “betrothal”; see origin at wed, -ing¹

synonym study for wedding

1. See marriage.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wedding

marriage, wedding (see synonym study at marriage)

Words nearby wedding

webzine, Wechsler Scales, wed, wedded, Weddell Sea, wedding, wedding anniversary, wedding breakfast, wedding cake, wedding chest, wedding day

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How to use wedding in a sentence

Getting sandwiches in a backyard with my brother-in-law recently felt like a wedding.
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One wedding dress took 12-16 hours to create from 300 photos.
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This is good advice all the time, but it is especially important while planning a wedding during a pandemic.
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They involve her being called “ma’am,” her hunt for the perfect wedding dress and her struggles with infertility.
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Time moved on, things got worse, and we canceled our wedding, not wanting to expose anyone to risk.
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Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.
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Just a week after her divorce, she was invited to a wedding by her sister-in-law.
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And thus I end up at the bottom of the stairs, about one month after my injury and two months after my wedding.
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Will Christian pharmacists, county clerks, florists, and for-profit wedding chapels really withdraw from society, as you describe?
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They are not “participating” in or “facilitating” a gay wedding.
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This week has been one of great excitement in Weimar, on account of the wedding of the son of the Grand Duke.
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Of course they would stop for the wedding; but meantime she must be very discreet; she must not intrude too much.
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The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.
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The wedding breakfast very much resembled the similar festivities at which most of us have assisted.
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I have always rather wanted to visit California, and started for it once upon a time—on my wedding journey.
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British Dictionary definitions for wedding

wedding

/ (ˈwɛdɪŋ) /

noun

the act of marrying or the celebration of a marriage
(as modifier)wedding day

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

the combination or blending of two separate elements

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