traditional marriage

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandmarriage

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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marriage
noun
uk
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandmarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Traditionalmarriagethus enjoyed both community support and legal sanction.
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Rising dowry demands have nevertheless also led to alternatives to thetraditionalmarriagepractices.
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Only in rare cases so-called couples have been united through formal,traditionalmarriagego-betweens.
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Traditionalmarriagewas thus predicated on the assumption of female inferiority and her necessary subjugation to men.
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Not surprisingly, those who left home to pursue education showed greater educational status, compared to those who left home for cohabitation ortraditionalmarriage.
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If film theory assumes the association between disembodiment and authority, operatic practice seems to confirm the ubiquity of thistraditionalmarriage.
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It was atraditionalmarriageinto an orthodox family.
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We must make a choice betweentraditionalmarriageand the protection of minority rights.
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Both movies argued for an unconventional alternative totraditionalmarriage, despite a commitment.
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It's about being fortraditionalmarriageand articulating the reason that's important.
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After this is done, the date fortraditionalmarriageis then fixed.
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A wider variety of life choices became more acceptable within modern society:traditionalmarriagewas only one of these options.
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Modern feminists have criticizedtraditionalmarriageand other institutions as element of an oppressive and obsolete patriarchy.
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Attitudes towardstraditionalmarriagecustoms would start to differ among the older and younger generation as well.
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In a covenant marriage, the couple waives their right to a no-fault divorce after six months of separation, which is available in atraditionalmarriage.
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On the day of thetraditionalmarriage, women in the mans family are seen singing and dancing carrying tubers of yams on their heads to the ladys house.
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Although still a relatively new facet within the marriage education realm, stepfamily education provides important information which may not be addressed intraditionalmarriageor relationship education curriculum.
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At the same time, it criticises thetraditionalmarriagearrangements of the 18th century, which allowed women little choice and prioritised the needs of the family.
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She has also looked at how men and women can negotiate, especially prior to having children, fromtraditionalmarriageor from transitional, near-peer marriage to egalitarian, peer marriage.
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