wedding
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
Types & categories
- ceremony hypernym
Related & opposite
- splice derivation
Sense 2 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 3 noun
a party of people at a wedding
Types & categories
- party hypernym
Parts & wholes
- best man member meronym
- bride member meronym
- bridesmaid member meronym
- flower girl member meronym
- groom member meronym
- groomsman member meronym
- trainbearer member meronym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | splice |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ceremony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | marry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | splice |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ritual |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | espousal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | civil marriage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | love match |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | remarriage |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | best man |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | bride |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | bridesmaid |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | flower girl |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | groom |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | groomsman |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | trainbearer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | party |