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{ "term": "marriage", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a happy/an unhappy marriage" }, { "text": "All of her children's marriages ended in divorce." }, { "text": "She has two children by a previous marriage." }, { "text": "This is his second marriage." }, { "text": "**Same-sex marriages** are now recognized in many countries." }, { "text": "She was the extrovert in the marriage." }, { "text": "The marriage only lasted for six months." }, { "text": "He was the child of a broken marriage." }, { "text": "They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake." } ], "topics": ["Life stages", "Law and justice"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "happy", "successful"], "verb + marriage": ["have", "propose", "enter into"], "marriage + verb": ["last", "be over", "break down"], "marriage + noun": ["vows", "plans", "proposal"], "preposition": ["by a marriage", "from a marriage", "by marriage"], "phrases": [ "ask for somebody’s hand in marriage", "win somebody’s hand in marriage", "the break-up of a marriage" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the state of being married", "sensetop": "before/outside marriage", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They don't believe in marriage." }, { "text": "My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage." }, { "text": "Most of the public now support gay marriage." }, { "text": "They strongly disapprove of sex outside marriage.", "contextForm": "before/outside marriage" }, { "text": "They are related by marriage." }, { "text": "the institution of marriage" }, { "text": "the breakdown of a marriage" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "happy", "successful"], "verb + marriage": ["have", "propose", "enter into"], "marriage + verb": ["last", "be over", "break down"], "marriage + noun": ["vows", "plans", "proposal"], "preposition": ["by a marriage", "from a marriage", "by marriage"], "phrases": [ "ask for somebody’s hand in marriage", "win somebody’s hand in marriage", "the break-up of a marriage" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the ceremony in which two people marry each other", "labels": "(especially North American English)(informal)(informal)", "cefr": "b1", "examples": [ { "text": "Their marriage took place in a local church." }, { "text": "Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea." }, { "text": "She wanted to be present at the marriage of her grandson." } ], "topics": ["Religion and festivals"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["Christian", "Jewish", "etc."], "verb + marriage": ["celebrate"], "marriage + verb": ["be held", "take place"], "marriage + noun": ["ceremony", "certificate", "contract"], "preposition": ["at a/the marriage", "marriage to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a combination of two things", "sensetop": "marriage of A and Bmarriage between A and B", "examples": [ { "text": "The new collection is a marriage of fashion and technology.", "contextForm": "marriage of A and B" }, { "text": "the marriage between a young team and an experienced coach", "contextForm": "marriage between A and B" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "when somebody is related to you by marriage, they are married to somebody in your family, or you are married to somebody in their family", "examples": [ { "text": "Jane and I are related by marriage." } ], "topics": ["Family and relationships"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "permission to marry somebody, especially a woman", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "He asked the general for his daughter's hand in marriage." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmærɪdʒ/", "audio": "ma/marriage/marriage__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmærɪdʒ/", "audio": "ma/marriage/marriage__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French mariage, from marier ‘marry’." }