Added 9 October 2026
wedding
/ˈwɛdɪŋ/ noun
In Latin: nūptiae, marītāgium Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wedding at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally."
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The joining of two or more parts.
The wedding of our three companies took place last week.
verb
- present participle and gerund of wed
verb
- To participate in a wedding.
Origin
From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.
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