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Also Inflected form of wed

wedding

wed·ding

UK/ˈwɛdɪŋɡ/ US/ˈwɛdɪŋ/ very common

noun

1.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

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2.

the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony

  • “their marriage was conducted in the chapel”
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3.

a party of people at a wedding

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Origin

From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.

Phrases

  • Birds’ Wedding
  • black wedding
  • Blood Wedding
  • democratic wedding
  • destination wedding
  • diamond wedding
  • double wedding
  • frog wedding

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