married

[ mar-eed ]
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adjective
  1. united in wedlock; wedded: married couples.

  2. of or relating to marriage or married persons; connubial; conjugal: married happiness.

  1. (of an antique) created from components of two or more authentic pieces.

  2. interconnected or joined; united.

  3. (of a family name) acquired through marriage.

noun
  1. Usually marrieds. married couples or married people: young marrieds moving into their first home.

Origin of married

1
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at marry1, -ed2

Other words from married

  • mar·ried·ly, adverb
  • un·mar·ried, adjective, noun
  • well-married, adjective

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How to use married in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for married

married

/ (ˈmærɪd) /


adjective
  1. having a husband or wife

  2. joined in marriage: a married couple

  1. of or involving marriage or married persons

  2. closely or intimately united

noun
  1. (usually plural) a married person (esp in the phrase young marrieds)

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