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单词 wedding
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Definition of wedding in English:

wedding

noun ˈwɛdɪŋˈwɛdɪŋ
  • A marriage ceremony, especially considered as including the associated celebrations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even with weddings, friends have told me that loads of people don't reply, and they have to chase them.
    • Dance is an essential part of many celebrations such as weddings and coronations.
    • Normal lives are a patchwork of work, leisure, holidays, weddings, and other life events.
    • The hall is hired out for conferences, weddings and parties, and can hold up to 400 people.
    • There is even a private room for small parties, conferences or weddings.
    • Canada would join Belgium and the Netherlands as the only countries allowing gay and lesbian weddings.
    • We went to a few weddings around that time, and no-one ever mentioned that it might not last.
    • Well, I've got two weddings to go to this May, so I think I'm going to need a new suit!
    • It is consumed almost exclusively by men in the evening or at celebrations such as weddings.
    • Since the contest she has sung at various weddings and continues to get requests to perform.
    • Smaller weddings are becoming more and more popular with couples who are having much more of a say in how they want the day to go.
    • The number of overseas weddings has increased by 55 per cent in the last five years.
    • But more than all that, weddings are symbolic of new beginnings and a bright future.
    • The trend for extravagant weddings is expected to continue in the years to come.
    • These outfits are worn only for special occasions such as weddings and festivals.
    • The hotel was very popular for weddings from all over Galway and further afield.
    • So, celebrities spend a lot of money on their weddings, perhaps, but does this mean that we have to?
    • Parish councillors have now agreed to form a group to look at the pros and cons of letting the chapel be used for weddings.
    • There are two big celebrity weddings looming - and both of them on the same day.
    • We officiate at weddings, we help bury the dead, we counsel families with problems and we visit the sick.
    Synonyms
    marriage, marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony, nuptial ceremony, marriage service, wedding service, marriage rites, wedding rites, matrimony, holy matrimony, nuptials, union
    informal big day
    archaic espousal(s)

Origin

Old English weddung (see wed, -ing1).

  • see engage, marry

Rhymes

heading, Reading, steading
 
 

Definition of wedding in US English:

wedding

nounˈwediNGˈwɛdɪŋ
  • A marriage ceremony, especially considered as including the associated celebrations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These outfits are worn only for special occasions such as weddings and festivals.
    • So, celebrities spend a lot of money on their weddings, perhaps, but does this mean that we have to?
    • We went to a few weddings around that time, and no-one ever mentioned that it might not last.
    • Normal lives are a patchwork of work, leisure, holidays, weddings, and other life events.
    • There are two big celebrity weddings looming - and both of them on the same day.
    • The hall is hired out for conferences, weddings and parties, and can hold up to 400 people.
    • Smaller weddings are becoming more and more popular with couples who are having much more of a say in how they want the day to go.
    • Even with weddings, friends have told me that loads of people don't reply, and they have to chase them.
    • Canada would join Belgium and the Netherlands as the only countries allowing gay and lesbian weddings.
    • Well, I've got two weddings to go to this May, so I think I'm going to need a new suit!
    • The number of overseas weddings has increased by 55 per cent in the last five years.
    • We officiate at weddings, we help bury the dead, we counsel families with problems and we visit the sick.
    • But more than all that, weddings are symbolic of new beginnings and a bright future.
    • It is consumed almost exclusively by men in the evening or at celebrations such as weddings.
    • Dance is an essential part of many celebrations such as weddings and coronations.
    • The hotel was very popular for weddings from all over Galway and further afield.
    • The trend for extravagant weddings is expected to continue in the years to come.
    • There is even a private room for small parties, conferences or weddings.
    • Since the contest she has sung at various weddings and continues to get requests to perform.
    • Parish councillors have now agreed to form a group to look at the pros and cons of letting the chapel be used for weddings.
    Synonyms
    marriage, marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony, nuptial ceremony, marriage service, wedding service, marriage rites, wedding rites, matrimony, holy matrimony, nuptials, union

Origin

Old English weddung (see wed, -ing).

 
 
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