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arranged marriagearˌranged ˈmarriage noun [countable, uncountable]   - An arranged marriage of eighteen years came to an end when her abusive husband was murdered in a brawl.
- An agony which could only be intensified if she entered into his very practical, very unfeeling arranged marriage.
- It had been an arranged marriage of money to brains, and they had always argued about who represented which.
- It had been an arranged marriage.
to find a husband or wife for someone► marry off to find a husband or wife for your child, especially your daughter, because this is convenient for you: marry somebody off: · If they couldn't marry Ellen off before her 21st birthday, nobody would marry her.marry off somebody: · My uncle married off my cousin when she was 16.marry somebody off to somebody: · Because of the scandal Roberta was married off to a stranger and sent away from Rome. ► arranged marriage a marriage in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child, especially because this is the custom in their society: · Vikram's parents have organized an arranged marriage for him in India but he already has a girlfriend here.· In an arranged marriage the husband often insists that the wife brings a dowry. a marriage in which your parents choose a husband or wife for you |