matrimony
nounEtymology
From Old French matremoine, from Latin mātrimōnium (“marriage, wedlock”), from mātri(s) (“mother”) + -mōnium (“obligation”). By surface analysis, matri- + -mony. Compare patrimony.
- derived from matremoine
Definitions
Marriage
Marriage; the state of being married.
- If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confess it.
- […]you can play around with girls without being involved in meshes of sentiment, and you can do anything and be justified—and here am I with the brains to do everything, yet tied to the sinking ship of future matrimony.
The ceremony of marriage.
A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.
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A spouse.
The neighborhood
- neighboracrimony
- neighboralimony
- neighborceremony
- neighborharmony
- neighborparsimony
- neighborpatrimony
- neighborsanctimony
- neighbortestimony
- neighborwedding
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at matrimony. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at matrimony. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at matrimony
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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