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wed·lock — /ˈwɛdˌlɑːk/ noun [noncount] : the state of being married Their child was born out of wedlock. [=they were not married when their child was born] … Useful english dictionary
wed — in·ter·wed; re·wed; un·wed; wed·dell·ite; wed·dell; wed·der; wed·ding; wed·ding·er; wed·lock; wed; … English syllables
lock — bal·lock; ber·lock; bol·lock; bul·lock·ite; bul·lock; char·lock; en·lock; gab·lock; hal·lock; have·lock; hem·lock; hil·lock; hoo·lock; hu·lock; in·ter·lock·er; ked·lock; ker·lock; lay·lock; lock; lock·able; lock·age; lock·e·an; lock·e·an·ism;… … English syllables
wedlock — wed·lock … English syllables
wedlock — wed•lock [[t]ˈwɛdˌlɒk[/t]] n. the state of marriage; matrimony: joined in wedlock; born out of wedlock[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1100; ME wedlok, OE wedlāc lit., a pledging =wed pledge (see wed) + lāc verbal n. suffix … From formal English to slang
wedlock — wed|lock [ wed,lak ] noun uncount OLD FASHIONED the state of being married: in/out of wedlock: He was born out of wedlock (=his parents were not married) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wedlock — wed|lock [ˈwedlɔk US la:k] n [U] old use [: Old English; Origin: wedlac, from wedd something given to show that a promise will be kept + lac actions, activity ] 1.) born out of wedlock if a child is born out of wedlock, its parents are not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wedlock — Wed lock, v. t. To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed. [R.] Man thus wedlocked. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wedlock — Wed lock, n. [AS. wedl[=a]c a pledge, be trothal; wedd a pledge + l[=a]c a gift, an offering. See {Wed}, n., and cf. {Lake}, v. i., {Knowledge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony. That blissful yoke . . . that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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