secret marriage

collocation in English

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secret
noun
uk
/ˈsiː.krət/us
/ˈsiː.krət/
a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told ...
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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 ofsecretandmarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Cynthia tells her mother, and several friends, about thesecretmarriagebetween the film star and the famous war correspondent.
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The queen was agitated to learn of thissecretmarriage.
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An earliersecretmarriagein 1889 had ended in divorce and her sister also died young.
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This was initially asecretmarriage, for which the couple were fined when it came to public notice.
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The couple'ssecretmarriageand the existence of an heir was revealed only after the death of the 5th viscount in 1899.
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Some more far-fetched accounts even suggested asecretmarriage.
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Pregnant at the time of hersecretmarriage, she gave birth a son who was sent to the countryside and died aged two in 1697 without receiving a name.
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She does not want to at first, but can not hide how much she loves him; but she is very angry when he suggests that they have asecretmarriage!
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Malavika's parents come to know about their daughter'ssecretmarriageand take the couple home creating more twist in the tale.
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They had asecretmarriagein 1873.
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The two lovers, partisans of opposing factions, meet at a ball and fall instantly in love; there is a balcony scene, and asecretmarriageby a friar.
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Clerics, priests, or others present at secret marriages are to be suspended from office for three years. 6.
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Looney did not include any arguments about secret marriages or hidden children.
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