Meaning & use
marriage anniversary
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UK/ˈmærɪdʒ ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/
US/ˈmærɪdʒ ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri/
Meaning
nouncountable
the date each year when a married couple remembers the day they got married.
Grammar: Countable: 'a marriage anniversary', 'their tenth marriage anniversary'.
Patterns
- a marriage anniversary
- on someone's marriage anniversary
- celebrate a marriage anniversary
They celebrated their marriage anniversary with a quiet dinner.
Our marriage anniversary falls on the same day as my parents'.
He forgot their marriage anniversary and had to apologize.
Word forms
| plural | marriage anniversaries |
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Common combinations
- celebrate a marriage anniversary
- We always celebrate our marriage anniversary at home.
- a marriage anniversary gift
- He bought her a marriage anniversary gift of pearl earrings.
- on their marriage anniversary
- On their marriage anniversary, they renewed their promises.
Synonyms and how they differ
- wedding anniversary
- The usual everyday term; it fits almost every context better than 'marriage anniversary'.
Word family
Practice
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