traditional marriage
traditional marriage noun: a heterosexual marriage; a social or legal union between two people of opposite sex.
Noun
traditional marriage (countable and uncountable, plural traditional marriages)
- A heterosexual marriage; a social or legal union between two people of opposite sex.
- 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.2011, Frank Newport/Gallup, For First Time, Majority of Americans Favor Legal Gay Marriage, link
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see traditional, marriage.
- 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.1993, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), page 2661
- A great deal has been written about polygamy as a traditional marriage system in all Africa of which Iboland is a part.1974, Edmund Ilogu, Christianity and Ibo culture, page 220
Forms of traditional marriage
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Questions about traditional marriage
- What does traditional marriage mean?
- Traditional marriage means a heterosexual marriage; a social or legal union between two people of opposite sex.
- What part of speech is traditional marriage?
- Traditional marriage is a noun.
- What is the plural of traditional marriage?
- The plural of traditional marriage is traditional marriages.
Words near traditional marriage in the dictionary
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