wedding
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,383 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,226 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed also: wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals
- the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony also: marriage, marriage ceremony their marriage was conducted in the chapel
- a party of people at a wedding also: wedding party
wedding in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The King now gave his consent, and the wedding was fixed for the very next day.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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He went to a wedding, well, on Thursday, taken sick on Friday, died on Saturday, buried on Sunday.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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Moreover, they made merry when the day came round for his wedding with the little maid of Albany.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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Soon the parents of Florizel, who had been summoned by the Enchanter, arrived, and there was a wedding after all.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Sat shaping for her bridal dress Her mother's wedding gown, When lo! the marshal, writ in hand, From Alford hill rode down.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1