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bride·groom — /ˈbraıdˌgruːm, ˈbraıdˌgrʊm/ noun, pl grooms [count] : ↑groom 1, 1 the bride and bridegroom … Useful english dictionary
bride — bride·groom; bride·less; bride·man; bride; bride·well; de·bride; de·bride·ment; … English syllables
groom — [n1] man being married benedict, bridegroom, fiancé, husband, spouse, suitor; concept 419 Ant. bride groom [n2] stable attendant; servant equerry, hostler, stable person; concepts 348,419 groom [v] … New thesaurus
groom — bride·groom; groom; … English syllables
bride-price — bride price, bride wealth The money or goods given by the kin of the groom to the kin of the bride on marriage. Although it is sometimes seen as compensatory payment to the natal family for the upbringing of the daughter, it varies in form and… … Dictionary of sociology
bride price — n. in some cultures, money and property given to a prospective bride s family by the prospective groom and his family: also bride price n. or bridewealth [brīd′welth΄] … English World dictionary
bride — [braıd] n [: Old English; Origin: bryd] a woman at the time she gets married or just after she is married →↑groom ▪ You may kiss the bride … Dictionary of contemporary English
bride — [n] female marriage partner helpmate, mate, newly married woman, newlywed, old woman*, spouse, wife; concepts 296,415 Ant. bridegroom, groom … New thesaurus
Bride kidnapping — Thought to be a bride kidnapping in progress in Central Asia, circa 1870 Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice throughout history and around the world in which a man abducts the woman he… … Wikipedia
Bride price — Relationships Types … Wikipedia
