marriage
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
a long and happy marriage
Types & categories
- marital status hypernym
- bigamy hyponym
- common-law marriage hyponym
- endogamy hyponym
- intermarriage hyponym
- marriage of convenience hyponym
- misalliance hyponym
- monandry hyponym
- monogamy hyponym
- open marriage hyponym
- cuckoldom hyponym
- polygamy hyponym
- sigeh hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
two people who are married to each other
his second marriage was happier than the first
Types & categories
- family unit hypernym
- mixed marriage hyponym
Parts & wholes
- partner member meronym
Sense 3 noun
the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
their marriage was conducted in the chapel
Types & categories
- ritual hypernym
- espousal hyponym
- civil marriage hyponym
- love match hyponym
- remarriage hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a close and intimate union
the marriage of music and dance
Types & categories
- unification hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | marital |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | marital status |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bigamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | common-law marriage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | endogamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intermarriage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | marriage of convenience |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | misalliance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monandry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monogamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open marriage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cuckoldom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | polygamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sigeh |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | partner |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | family unit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mixed marriage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | marry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | splice |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ritual |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | espousal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | civil marriage |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | love match |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | remarriage |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | unification |