单词 | marriage of convenience |
释义 | marriage of convenienceSEE SYNONYMS FOR marriage of convenience ON THESAURUS.COM nounmarriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations. French ma·riage de con·ve·nance [ma-ryazh duh kawn-vuh-nahns] /maˈryaʒ də kɔ̃ vəˈnɑ̃s/ . Origin of marriage of convenienceFirst recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby marriage of conveniencemarriage broker, marriage bureau, marriage encounter, marriage equality, marriage guidance, marriage of convenience, marriage portion, married, married print, Marriner, marron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for marriage of conveniencemarriage of convenience nouna marriage based on expediency rather than on love Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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