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betrothal

 
(bĭ-trō'THəl, -trô'thəl) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of betrothing or the fact of being betrothed.
  2. A mutual promise to marry; an engagement: announced their betrothal the next day.

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noun

    The act or condition of being pledged to marry: engagement, espousal, troth. See marriage/unmarried.

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n

Definition: marriage
Antonyms: divorce, separation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trolovelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verloving

Français (French)
n. - fiançailles

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verlobung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρραβώνας, υπόσχεση γάμου

Italiano (Italian)
fidanzamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contrato (m) de casamento, noivado (m)

Русский (Russian)
помолвка, обручение

Español (Spanish)
n. - esponsales, compromiso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trolovning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
婚约, 订婚礼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 婚約, 訂婚禮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 약혼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 婚約

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اعلان خطوبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אירוסין‬


 
 
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betrothment
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