Meaning & use
diamond wedding anniversary
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Meanings
nouncountable
The celebration of 60 years of marriage, or the date of that celebration.
Grammar: Countable; use a/an or the with it: their diamond wedding anniversary, a diamond wedding anniversary.
Patterns
- a diamond wedding anniversary
- their diamond wedding anniversary
- on someone's diamond wedding anniversary
My grandparents are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary this weekend.
They received a card from the queen on their diamond wedding anniversary.
The whole family gathered for the diamond wedding anniversary.
nouncountableBritish
In British English, the celebration of 75 years of marriage.
Grammar: Countable; often used in the fixed phrase diamond wedding anniversary.
Patterns
- a diamond wedding anniversary
- their diamond wedding anniversary
In Britain, a diamond wedding anniversary can mean 75 years of marriage.
They marked their diamond wedding anniversary with a small family party.
Word forms
| plural | diamond wedding anniversaries |
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Common combinations
- celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary
- We plan to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary with a big dinner.
- on someone's diamond wedding anniversary
- He gave her a bouquet on their diamond wedding anniversary.
- diamond wedding anniversary card
- I bought a diamond wedding anniversary card at the shop.
- mark a diamond wedding anniversary
- The couple marked their diamond wedding anniversary quietly at home.
Synonyms and how they differ
- diamond anniversary
- This is a shorter way to say the same thing, but in American English it usually refers to 75 years, not 60.
- diamond jubilee
- Use this for a 60th or 75th anniversary of an event or a person's reign, not usually for a wedding.
Word family
- diamond wedding noun
- A less formal way to refer to a diamond wedding anniversary.
Commonly confused: diamond wedding anniversary or golden wedding anniversary? diamond wedding anniversary or silver wedding anniversary?
diamond wedding anniversary vs golden wedding anniversary
A golden wedding anniversary is 50 years of marriage; a diamond one is 60 (or 75 in British English).
diamond wedding anniversary vs silver wedding anniversary
A silver wedding anniversary is 25 years of marriage, much earlier than a diamond one.
Practice
My aunt and uncle have been married for sixty years, so they are celebrating their ______ this year.
Choose one answer.
Sixty years of marriage is a diamond wedding anniversary. Silver is 25 years and golden is 50, so they do not fit the sixty-year context.
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