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wedding

 
Noun wedding has 3 senses
  1. wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals - the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
    --1 is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
    Derived form: verb wed2
  2. marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
    --2 is a kind of ritual, rite
    --2 has particulars:
     bridal, espousal; civil marriage; love match; remarriage
    Derived form: verb wed1
  3. wedding, wedding party - a party of people at a wedding
    --3 is a kind of party
    --3 has members:
     best man; bride; bridesmaid, maid of honor; flower girl; groom, bridegroom; groomsman; trainbearer
Verb wed has 2 senses
  1. marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse - take in marriage
    --1 is one way to unite, unify
    Derived form: noun wedding2
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue wed
  2. marry, wed, tie, splice - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
    --2 is one way to officiate
    Derived form: noun wedding1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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