Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traditional marriage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: tra-di-tion-al -mar-riage
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heterosexual marriage; a social or legal union between two people of opposite sex.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see traditional, marriage.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For the first time in Gallup's tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages."
"The third set is the African traditional marriage as well as the Islamic marriage and the Hindu marriage. This is considered to be a potentially polygamous marriage."
"A great deal has been written about polygamy as a traditional marriage system in all Africa of which Iboland is a part."

Usage

Inflected Forms

traditional marriages (plural)

Questions

What does traditional marriage mean?: A heterosexual marriage; a social or legal union between two people of opposite sex.

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