Well now we can stop all the arguments about the "laws" of marriage, as the "word" has been redefined for us.
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- Main Entry: mar·riage
- Pronunciation: \ˈmer-ij, ˈma-rij\
- Function: noun
- Etymology: Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry
- Date: 14th century
1 a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law
(2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage <same-sex marriage>
c: the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage
2: an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected ; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities
3: an intimate or close union <the marriage of painting and poetry — J. T. Shawcross>
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