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marriage

In most contexts, 'marriage' refers to the long-term relationship between partners, but it can also refer specifically to the wedding event itself. When talking about a combination of ideas or styles, the word is used metaphorically. In this case, it describes how two different things fit together perfectly.

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Thursday afternoon, Chloe is procrastinating on a sociology essay while Fatima is in the library.
Chloe Smith

this paper on marriage is honestly killing me. i'm totally fried.

Chloe Smith
Fatima
Fatima

maybe if you stopped doomscrolling and actually wrote a thesis.

💡
Chloe uses the idiom 'killing me' to express extreme stress/difficulty and the slang term 'fried' to mean mentally exhausted. Fatima responds with 'doomscrolling', referring to the act of obsessively reading negative news online, highlighting their dynamic of the chaotic student versus the disciplined one.

Meanings

noun

The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship.

"Their marriage has lasted for over fifty years."

noun

The ceremony where two people are joined in wedlock.

"The marriage took place in a small chapel by the sea."

noun

The combination or blending of two different things, qualities, or ideas to create a harmonious whole.

"The building is a perfect marriage of modern architecture and traditional style."

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