transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmer-ij, ˈma-rij ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law
(2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage
same-sex marriage
b. : the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock
c. : the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage
2. : an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected ; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities
3. : an intimate or close union
the marriage of painting and poetry — J. T. Shawcross