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单词 betrothal
释义

betrothal

or be·troth·ment

[ bih-troh-thuhl, -traw-thuhl ]
/ bɪˈtroʊ ðəl, -ˈtrɔ θəl /
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noun

the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.

Origin of betrothal

First recorded in 1835–45; betroth + -al2

OTHER WORDS FROM betrothal

pre·be·troth·al, adjective

Words nearby betrothal

Betoptic S, torn between, be, touched by, be, betray, betroth, betrothal, betrothed, Betsiamites, Betsiboka, Betsy, betta
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British Dictionary definitions for betrothal

betrothal
/ (bɪˈtrəʊðəl) /

noun

engagement to be married
a mutual promise to marry
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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