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/matɾiˈmonjo/
Translation
marriage, matrimony, married couple
Word origin
From Latin matrimonium ('marriage'), from mater, matrem ('mother') plus the suffix -monium. Originally framing marriage around motherhood.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- matrimonium
- English cognates
- matrimony, maternal, matrix
Grammar
Examples
juntos.
They have been twenty years in marriage and are still very happy together.
.
The marriage between the two young people was the news of the year.
Contrajeron .
They got married in a small, very simple civil ceremony.
juntos.
Their marriage ended after only two years together.
.
The couple live in a small house near the river.
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