Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marriage license

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: mar-riage li-cense
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal document issued by a government authority, such as a county clerk, that grants a couple the permission to marry.

Inflected Forms

marriage licenses (plural) marriage licence (alternative)

Synonyms

marriage licence wedding license wedding licence

Questions

What does marriage license mean?: A legal document issued by a government authority, such as a county clerk, that grants a couple the permission to marry.

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