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单词 wedlock
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
wed•lock /ˈwɛdˌlɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the state of being married;
    matrimony.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wed•lock  (wedlok′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state of marriage;
    matrimony.
  • Middle English wedlok, Old English wedlāc literally, a pledging, equivalent. to wed pledge (see wed) + -lāc verbal noun, nominal suffix bef. 1100

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wedlock /ˈwɛdlɒk/ n
  1. the state of being married
  2. born out of wedlockborn when one's parents are not legally married
Etymology: Old English wedlāc, from wedd pledge + -lāc, suffix denoting activity, perhaps from lāc game, battle (related to Gothic laiks dance, Old Norse leikr)
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