| NOUN | event | wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
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| act | wedding, marriage, marriage ceremony | the act of marrying / marrying | |
| group | wedding, wedding party | a party of people at a wedding |
| Sounds | weh'dihng | |
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| Meaning | The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed. | |
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| Synonyms | wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals | |
| Broader | ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance | A formal event performed on a special occasion |
| Catalan | noces | |
| Spanish | boda | |
| Adjectives | nuptial, spousal | of or relating to a wedding |
| postnuptial | relating to events after a marriage | |
| prenuptial, premarital, antenuptial | relating to events before a marriage / marriage | |
| Verbs | wed | perform a marriage ceremony |
| Meaning | The act of marrying / marrying; the nuptial ceremony. | |
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| Synonyms | marriage, marriage ceremony | |
| Narrower | bridal, espousal | Archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast |
| civil marriage | A marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman | |
| love match | A marriage for love's sake | |
| remarriage | The act of marrying again | |
| Broader | ritual, rite | Any customary observance or practice |
| Spanish | boda | |
| Adjectives | hymeneal | of or relating to a wedding or marriage |
| Verbs | wed | take in marriage |
| Meaning | A party of people at a wedding. | |
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| Synonym | wedding party | |
| Members | best man | The principal groomsman at a wedding |
| bride | A woman participant in her own marriage ceremony | |
| bridesmaid, maid of honor | An unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding | |
| flower girl | A young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession | |
| groom, bridegroom | A man participant in his own marriage ceremony | |
| groomsman | A male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding | |
| trainbearer | One who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion | |
| Broader | party | A group of people gathered together for pleasure |
| Spanish | boda | |