[ˈmarɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman)
(e.g: a happy marriage)

- a combination or mixture of elements
(e.g: her music is a marriage of funk, jazz, and hip-hop)


Phrases:
- by marriage
- in marriage

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French mariage, from marier ‘marry’