wedding

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #722

Meanings

1

noun
A ceremony at which two people get married, often with a celebration afterwards.

We are invited to my cousin's wedding next month.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a ceremony at which two... nuptialswedding ceremony

Word family

Forms weddings

Derived forms penny-weddingwedding-cakewedding-daywedding-goerwedding-ringweddinglessweddingwearweddingzilla

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Simplified etymology

Wedding has been used since Anglo-Saxon times and goes back to a Germanic root meaning “to pledge.” This history connects it with words expressing a pledge or guarantee, including wage and gage, the latter forming the basis of engage.

Etymology

From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.

wedding Middle English weddung Old English

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# wedding

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɛdɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 722

## Meanings
1. A ceremony at which two people get married, often with a celebration afterwards.

## Examples
- We are invited to my cousin's wedding next month.

## Derived Forms
- penny-wedding
- wedding-cake
- wedding-day
- wedding-goer
- wedding-ring
- weddingless
- weddingwear
- weddingzilla

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wedding
- Root: weddung

## Etymology
From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.

## AI Etymology
Wedding is from Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe. Important historical forms include Middle English wedding, and Old English weddung. In present-day use, it means a ceremony at which two people get married, often with a celebration afterwards. Derived formations include penny-wedding, wedding-cake, wedding-day, wedding-goer, wedding-ring.

## Topics
- People & Society

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