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"Matrimony" is a noun which is often translated as "el matrimonio", and "marriage" is a noun which is also often translated as "el matrimonio". Learn more about the difference between "matrimony" and "marriage" below.
matrimony(
mah
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trih
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mo
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ni
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (formal) (general)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. el matrimonio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The couple were joined in matrimony at the church of St. Cecilia.La pareja se unió en matrimonio en la iglesia de Sta. Cecilia.
marriage(
mehr
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ihj
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (matrimony)
a. el matrimonio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His marriage ended abruptly.Su matrimonio finalizó de golpe.
d. el casamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We have to buy a nice present to celebrate her marriage.Hemos de comprarle un bonito regalo para celebrar su casamiento.
