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Definition: Wedding |
WeddingNoun1. The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed. 2. The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel". 3. A party of people at a wedding. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "wedding" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
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Satire | WEDDING, n. A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
19th Century Satire | A trade in which the bride is generally given away, and the groom is often sold. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Dream Interpretation | To attend a wedding in your dream, you will speedily find that there is approaching you an occasion which will cause you bitterness and delayed success. For a young woman to dream that her wedding is a secret is decidedly unfavorable to character. It imports her probable downfall. If she contracts a worldly, or approved marriage, signifies she will rise in the estimation of those about her, and anticipated promises and joys will not be withheld. If she thinks in her dream that there are parental objections, she will find that her engagement will create dissatisfaction among her relatives. For her to dream her lover weds another, foretells that she will be distressed with needless fears, as her lover will faithfully carry out his promises. For a person to dream of being wedded, is a sad augury, as death will only be eluded by a miracle. If the wedding is a gay one and there are no ashen, pale-faced or black-robed ministers enjoining solemn vows, the reverses may be expected. For a young woman to dream that she sees some one at her wedding dressed in mourning, denotes she will only have unhappiness in her married life. If at another's wedding, she will be grieved over the unfavorable fortune of some relative or friend. She may experience displeasure or illness where she expected happiness and health. The pleasure trips of others or her own, after this dream, may be greatly disturbed by unpleasant intrusions or surprises. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Slang in 1811 | WEDDING. The emptying of a neoessary-hovise, particularly in London. You have been at an Irish wedding, where black eyes are given instead of favours; saying to one who has a black eye. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A wedding is a civil or religious ceremony at which a marriage is conducted.In Western society, a number of marriage customs have emerged around the wedding ceremony, many of which have since lost their original symbolic meaning; for example, the custom of the bride wearing a white dress once symbolised virginity and would not have been allowed in the second or third wedding of a widow. Some elements of the Western wedding ceremony symbolize the bride's departure from her father's control and entry into a new family with her husband. In modern Western weddings, this symbolism is largely vestigial, since husband and wife are of equal power and status.
Weddings in modern China combine both traditional elements and elements influenced by the West. The actual civil ceremony consists of registering the marriage with the local registrar and is brief and done without much ceremony. The wedding reception however is elaborate and complex, and the one prominent element of modern Chinese weddings is the Chinese wedding album.
A wedding is often followed or accompanied by a wedding reception, at which an elaborate wedding cake is served. Western traditions include toasting the bride and groom, the newlyweds having the first dance, and cutting the cake. The bride throws her bouquet to the woman who is supposedly next to wed, and her garter to the man who is next.
See also White wedding, Handfasting, Religious aspects of marriage
Music often played at western weddings includes:
Wedding invitation information: Wedding is also a former borough of Berlin that merged in 2001 with the boroughs of Tiergarten and Mitte; see Wedding (Berlin). See Weddings for the variant of Solitaire.
- the "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, often used as the processional
- the "Wedding March" from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music for the Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, often used as a recessional
- the "Toccata" from Charles-Marie Widor's Symphony for Organ No. 5, also used as a recessional sound sample (ogg format, 20 seconds, 79KB)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Wedding."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Wedding is a former borough of Berlin that merged in 2001 with the boroughs of Tiergarten and Mitte.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Wedding (Berlin)."
Synonyms: WeddingSynonyms: marriage (n), marriage ceremony (n), nuptials (n), wedding ceremony (n), wedding party (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Celebration | Noun: celebration, solemnization, jubilee, commemoration, ovation, paean, triumph, jubilation, ceremony (rite); holiday, fiesta, zarabanda, revelry, feast (amusement); china anniversary, diamond anniversary, golden anniversary, silver anniversary, tin anniversary, china jubilee, diamond jubilee, golden jubilee, silver jubilee, tin jubilee, china wedding, diamond wedding, golden wedding, silver wedding, tin wedding. |
Marriage | Match; betrothment; (promise); wedding, nuptials, Hymen, bridal; espousals, spousals; leading to the altar; Verb: nuptial benediction, epithalamium; sealing. |
Sociality | Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve party, Thanksgiving Day Dinner; bonenkai; wedding reception. |
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Screenplays | You know, there's nothing more off-putting in a wedding than a priest with an enormous erection, yech (Four Weddings and a Funeral; writing credit: Richard Curtis) I've got exactly four days to break up a wedding, steal the bride's fella and I haven't one clue how to do it. (My Best Friend's Wedding; writing credit: Ronald Bass) Between my wedding ring and this picture of my ex-wife, Sylvia, I will never ever forget that women are alien creatures, capable of great destruction (The Pandora Directive; writing credit: Aaron Conners) You were the best man at my wedding, for crying out loud (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) I did notice your wedding ring (Afterglow; writing credit: Alan Rudolph) | |
Lyrics | It's like rain on your wedding day (Ironic; performing artist: Alanis Morissette) Always no huggin no kissin until I get a wedding ring (Keep Your Hands To Yourself; performing artist: Georgia Satellites) Wedding bells are gonna chime (Do Wah Diddy Diddy; performing artist: Manfred Mann) The wedding was shotgun (I BELIEVE IN LOVE; performing artist: Paula Cole) Make them see you wedding band (Get Busy; performing artist: SEAN PAUL) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) Barbara's Wedding (1973) Wedding in White (1972) Diabolic Wedding (1971) Tricia's Wedding (1971) | |
Song Titles | Nice Jewish Wedding in New Orleans (performing artist: Honey Would You Be Meshuga Tonite?) THE WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) (performing artist: Paul Stookey ) Wedding Bell Blues (performing artist: The Fifth Dimension) | |
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 | Attending a native wedding outside of Zamboanga Wives and officers off the PATHFINDER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | A wagon train wedding at the Pioneer Festival (NHOTIC). Credit: BLM Staff. |
 | Wedding at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. Credit: BLM. |  | Caption: Akron Daily Beaconwith Notice of Edison-Miller Wedding; Akron, OH; February 24, 1886; {14.001/67} (jpg). |
 | Caption: Madeleine Edison and John Eyre Sloan at Their Wedding on the Lawn of Glenmont, Edison and Mina Edison in the Background; West Orange, NJ; June 17, 1914; {14.311/17} (jpg). |  | This is the last of his mum's wedding ring. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Among the things we found my Mother's wedding dress. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A Salvation Army wedding at the barracks on Fourteenth Street. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | That June wedding : "I forbid the bans!". Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Shotgun wedding. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Wedding chain 1" by Thomas Hamlyn-Harris Commentary: "Nanjing (China). As part of a wedding ceremony couples padlock two hearts together on a chain. On the hearts there is an image of a Pheonix (female) and Dragon (male). I think the brand name of the padlocks, HOUSE, is a beautiful touch." | "Wedding Cake" by David Sinofksy Commentary: "My Sister's Wedding Cake from Her Wedding." |
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 | Bells playing "here comes the bride"; beginning of the wedding march. |
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Henry Fielding | When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast. |
John Heywood | Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise. |
Joseph Addison | A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. |
Samuel Pepys | Saw a wedding in the church. It was strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition. |
Tom Waits | I am the type of guy who'd sell you a rat's asshole for a wedding ring. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | It was an awkward ceremony at any time to be receiving wedding visits, and a man had need be all grace to acquit himself well through it. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In 1831 a fusilade was suspended to let a wedding party pass by. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He wore a massive gold wedding ring on the third finger of his left hand |
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Business | Wedding bands are the products with the highest selling potential in the fine jewelry segment. (references) | |
Another option is to wear silver rings to mark the engagement and replace them by gold rings at the wedding. (references) | ||
The most sought-after wedding bands are matted and polished gold. More recently, however, white gold and platinum have become more common. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Korea | These passes were granted only for official travel or attendance at a relative's wedding or funeral. (references) |
Kuwait | According to the law, a non-Muslim man must convert to Islam when he marries a Muslim woman if the wedding is to be legal in the country. (references) | |
Israel and the occupied territories | During the year, the Ministry of Interior informed a Jewish citizen that the Government considered him to have "converted to another faith" because he was married in a church wedding in the U.S. In October the High Court ruled that the man was still Jewish and that his wife had the right to immigrate to the country. (references) | |
Human Rights | South Africa | On April 8, Mogamat Zaid Abrahams was killed after he voluntarily left the witness protection program to attend a wedding. (references) |
Uganda | No action reportedly was taken against the UPDF soldiers who allegedly shot and killed nine persons at a wedding party in the village of Kikere, near Butembo, North Kivu Province, DRC, in 2000. Government cases against two UPDF soldiers accused of killing five youths in Fort Portal, Kabarole district, in 1999, still were pending at year's end. (references) | |
Women | Zambia | Polygyny is permitted if the wife first agrees to it at the time of her wedding. (references) |
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Joan Lunden | I mean, look, think about somebody who comes in and nanny's for you. I have people who have live in our home and taken care of my girls. My daughters were their flower girls in her wedding. We talked to her. We send her pictures of them. |
Joe Esposito | The wedding was great. It really was. I was very honored to be one of the co-best men at his wedding. And we tried to keep it from the press. |
Liza Minnelli | Well, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people. |
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| "Wedding" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.97% of the time. "Wedding" is used about 3,296 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.97% | 3,295 | 2,898 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,296 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "wedding" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Wedding | Last name | 1,000 | 15,623 |
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| Country | Name |
| Japan | Watabe Wedding Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "wedding": china wedding ♦ church wedding ♦ diamond wedding ♦ diamond wedding anniversary ♦ Golden wedding ♦ golden wedding anniversary ♦ name the day of the wedding ♦ officiate at the wedding ♦ peasant wedding ♦ penny wedding ♦ ruby wedding ♦ runaway wedding ♦ shotgun wedding ♦ silver wedding ♦ silver wedding anniversary ♦ tin wedding ♦ wedding agreement ♦ wedding anniversary ♦ wedding announcement ♦ wedding band ♦ wedding breakfast ♦ wedding cake ♦ wedding ceremony ♦ wedding chest ♦ wedding day ♦ wedding day assurance ♦ wedding dress ♦ wedding favor ♦ wedding favour ♦ wedding feast ♦ wedding gift ♦ wedding gown ♦ wedding gowns ♦ wedding guest ♦ wedding license ♦ wedding march ♦ wedding night ♦ wedding party ♦ wedding pictures ♦ wedding present ♦ wedding procession ♦ wedding reception ♦ wedding ring ♦ wedding sugared almonds ♦ wedding veil ♦ wooden wedding. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "wedding": wedding-album, wedding-bells, wedding-breakfast, wedding-cake, wedding-cake-style, wedding-carriages, wedding-clothes, wedding-day, wedding-dress, wedding-feast, wedding-finger, wedding-gift, wedding-guest, wedding-party, wedding-present, wedding-presents, wedding-reception, wedding-related, wedding-ring, wedding-ringless, wedding-rings, wedding-sari, wedding-tour, wedding-trip. | |
Ending with "wedding": pre-wedding. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
wedding | 30,199 | wedding channel | 2,655 |
wedding dress | 18,808 | wedding speech | 2,486 |
wedding invitation | 12,989 | wedding bouquet | 2,485 |
wedding cake | 12,288 | wedding idea | 2,384 |
wedding ring | 12,124 | wedding decoration | 2,245 |
wedding gown | 9,106 | wedding anniversary | 2,238 |
wedding song | 7,514 | wedding clipart | 2,234 |
wedding favor | 7,511 | wedding shoes | 2,221 |
wedding flower | 6,199 | wedding poem | 2,184 |
wedding gift | 5,712 | wedding etiquette | 2,062 |
wedding hair style | 4,470 | wedding reception | 1,882 |
wedding butterfly | 4,420 | hawaii wedding | 1,861 |
wedding vow | 3,975 | picture of wedding cake | 1,800 |
wedding planner | 3,742 | wedding accessory | 1,736 |
wedding toast | 3,740 | wedding chapel | 1,693 |
wedding band | 3,680 | american wedding | 1,685 |
las vegas wedding | 3,657 | wedding centerpiece | 1,678 |
wedding music | 3,491 | wedding photographer | 1,649 |
wedding planning | 3,334 | wedding picture | 1,522 |
wedding program | 3,294 | wedding ceremony | 1,487 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "wedding"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | martese (matrimonial, nuptial), martesë (cross, espousal, marriage, match, matrimony, noose, nuptial, splice, union, wedlock). (various references) | |
Arabic | قران (hymen, marriage, matrimony), زفاف (bridal, espousal, hymen, marriage, nuptial, nuptials), زواج (espousal, getting married, marriage, match, matrimony, splice, union, wedlock), عيد الزواج, عرس (bridal, marriage, nuptial), إقتران (conjugation, conjunction). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | съчетаване (equilibrium, integration, matching), съчетание (combination, composite, concord, union), сватбен (bridal, hymeneal, nuptial), сватба (bridal, marriage, nuptials), венчавка (marriage), венчален (matrimonial). (various references) | |
Chinese | 婚事 (marriage). (various references) | |
Czech | svatba (marriage, nuptials), sòatek (marriage, wedding ceremony), oddavky. (various references) | |
Danish | bryllop (wedding-party). (various references) | |
Dutch | bruiloftsfeest (wedding-party), bruiloft (wedding-party). (various references) | |
Esperanto | geedziĝa festo (wedding-party), geedziĝa ceremonio, edziĝa festo (wedding-party). (various references) | |
Finnish | vihkiminen (dedication, inauguration), vihkiäiset (consecration, dedication, inauguration, marriage ceremony), häät. (various references) | |
French | nuptial, noces, mariage (wedlock), de mariage, anniversaire de mariage. (various references) | |
Frisian | brulloft (wedding-party). (various references) | |
German | Hochzeit (bridal, golden age, marriage, nuptials, wedding-feast, wedding-party), vermählend, Heirat (marriage, match). (various references) | |
Greek | γάμοσ (bridal, espousal, marriage, match, matrimony, nuptial, nuptials, spousals, wedlock), γάμος (marriage), γαμήλιοσ (bridal, connubial, hymeneal, matrimonial, nuptial, spousal), παντρεία (marriage). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חתונה (marriage, wedding ceremony). (various references) | |
Hungarian | menyegzõ (espousal, nuptials), lakodalom (nuptial, nuptials), esküvõ, esküvő (hymen, nuptials). (various references) | |
Indonesian | perkawinan. (various references) | |
Italian | sposalizio (marriage), nozze (marriage, matrimony, nuptials). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 結婚式 (marriage ceremony). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せいこん (energy, marriage, soul, spirit, vitality), こしいれ (bridal procession, marriage into a family), こんれい (marriage ceremony), ウェディング , ウエッディング , ウエディング , よめいり (marriage), けっこんしき (marriage ceremony), えんぐみ (alliance, betrothal, marriage). (various references) | |
Korean | 결혼식. (various references) | |
Manx | poosey (bridal, espousal, marriage, marry, matrimony, wed, wedlock). (various references) | |
Norwegian | bryllup (wedding-party). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eddingway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | casamento (bridal, espousal, marriage, match, matrimony, nuptials, union, wedlock). (various references) | |
Romanian | nuntã (bridal, espousal, nuptials), de nuntã (nuptial), cununie (splice). (various references) | |
Russian | свадьба свадебный (bridal), свадьба (espousal, marriage, nuptial, nuptials), свадебный (bridal), венчание (glans), женитьба (marriage). (various references) | |
Scottish | banais (a wedding, marriage). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | venčanje (espousal, marriage), svadbeni (bridal, hymeneal, nuptial), svadba (nuptial, nuptials), ženidba (marriage). (various references) | |
Spanish | boda (bridal, marriage, wedding-party). (various references) | |
Swedish | bröllop (double, doublet, spousal, wedding-feast, wedding-party), vigsel (espousal, marriage, nuptials). (various references) | |
Turkish | nikâh (espousal, marriage, marriage contract, nuptial, nuptials, spousal, spousals, wedlock), düğün (bridal, nuptial, nuptials, sponsal). (various references) | |
Turkmen | gelnalyjy (wedding procession), gelinalyjy (wedding caravan), atgulak (wedding gifts). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | річниця весілля, шлюб (alliance, marriage, matrimony, wedlock), весільний (bridal, honeymoon, hymeneal, nuptial), одруження (marriage). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | lễ cưới. (various references) | |
Welsh | priodas (marriage). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | hymenaios. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | hymeneus, nuptiae, nuptialis, nuptiarum, nuptias, nuptiis, sponsalia. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 22, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tote legei toiV douloiV autou o men gamoV etoimoV estin oi de keklhmenoi ouk hsan axioi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Tunc ait servis suis nuptiae quidem paratae sunt sed qui invitati erant non fuerunt digni |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða cwæð he to hys þeowas. Witodliceþas gyften synden gearewe ac þa þe ge-laðodewæron ne sinden wurðe. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne he seide to hise seruauntis, The weddyngis ben redi, but thei that weren clepid to the feeste, weren not worthi. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then sayde he to his servauutes: the weddinge was prepared. But they which were bydden were not worthy. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then he saith to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough. |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 22, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya miingon sa iyang mga ulipon, `Andam na ang kombira sa kasal, apan dili takus kadtong mga dinapit. |
| Croatian | "Tada kaže slugama: 'Svadba je, evo, pripravljena ali uzvanici ne bijahu dostojni. |
| Danish | Da siger han til sine Tjenere: Brylluppet er beredt, men de budne vare det ikke værd. |
| Dutch | Toen zeide hij tot zijn dienstknechten: De bruiloft is wel bereid, doch de genoden waren het niet waardig. |
| Finnish | Sitten hän sanoi palvelijoillensa: `Häät ovat valmistetut, mutta kutsutut eivät olleet arvollisia. |
| French | Alors il dit à ses serviteurs: Les noces sont prêtes; mais les conviés n`en étaient pas dignes. |
| German | Da sprach er zu seinen Knechten: Die Hochzeit ist zwar bereit, aber die Gäste waren's nicht wert. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sesudah itu ia memanggil pelayan-pelayannya, lalu berkata, 'Pesta kawin sudah siap, tetapi para undangan tidak layak. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu titahnya kepada segala hambanya: Sungguhpun perjamuan kawin itu sudah sedia, tetapi orang jemputan itu tiada berlayak. |
| Italian | Poi disse ai suoi servi: Il banchetto nuziale è pronto, ma gli invitati non ne erano degni; |
| Manx Gaelic | Eisht dooyrt eh rish e harvaantyn, Ta'n vannish aarloo, agh y vooinjer va cuirt cha row ad feeu. |
| Maori | Katahi ia ka mea ki ana pononga, E rite ana te marena, ko te hunga ia i karangatia kihai i pai. |
| Norwegian | Derefter sier han til sine tjenere: Bryllupet er vel ferdig, men de innbudne var det ikke verd; |
| Portuguese | Então disse aos seus servos: As bodas, na verdade, estão preparadas, mas os convidados não eram dignos. |
| Rumanian | Atunci a zis robilor sqi: ,Nunta este gata; dar cei poftiyi n`au fost vrednici de ea. |
| Russian | фПЗДБ ЗПЧПТЙФ ПО ТБВБН УЧПЙН: ВТБЮОЩК РЙТ ЗПФПЧ, Б ЪЧБОЩЕ ОЕ ВЩМЙ ДПУФПКОЩ; |
| Shuar | Nuyá ataksha ni takarniurin akupkamai. "Nuatnaikiatin Jísat mash iwiaramuiti, timiai. Tura nu ipiaamu winichmin armai. |
| Spanish | Entonces dijo a sus siervos: "El banquete, a la verdad, está preparado, pero los invitados no eran dignos. |
| Swahili | Kisha akawaambia watumishi wake: `Karamu ya arusi iko tayari kweli, lakini walioalikwa hawakustahili. |
| Swedish | Därefter sade han till sina tjänare: 'Bröllopet är tillrett, men de som voro bjudna voro icke värdiga. |
| Uma | "Oti toe, nakio' wo'o-ramo pahawaa' -na, na'uli' -raka: `Susa' poncamokoa rodo-mi, aga tauna to kukio', uma-ra natao mpokaralai. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "wedding": weddings. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "wedding": rewedding. (additional references) | |
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"Wedding" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: edding, weading, wedden, weddin, weding, Wiedig, wyedean. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "wedding" (pronounced we"ding) |
| 4 | -e" d i ng | bedding, beheading, breading, dreading, heading, reading, Redding, retreading, shedding, shredding, sledding, spreading, threading, treading. |
| 3 | -d i ng | applauding, apprehending, abounding, acceding, according, abiding, adding, affording, aiding, alluding, amending, ascending, astounding, attending, avoiding, awarding, backsliding, balding, banding, beholding, bending, bidding, biding, binding, bleeding, blending, blinding, blockading, boarding, bombarding, bonding, bounding, braiding, branding, breeding, brooding, budding, building, cascading, ceding, cheerleading, chiding, clouding, codding, coding, coinciding, colliding, colluding, commanding, commending, compounding, comprehending, conceding, concluding, condescending, confiding, confounding, contending, cording, corresponding, crowding, crusading, deciding, decoding, defending, defrauding, defunding, degrading, deluding, demanding, denuding, depending, deriding, descending, disbanding, discarding, disregarding, dividing, downgrading, downloading, eluding, encoding, ending, eroding, evading, exceeding, excluding, expanding, expending, exploding, expounding, extending, extruding, fading, featherbedding, feeding, fending, feuding, Fielding, finding, flooding, folding, forbidding, foreboding, forwarding, founding, freestanding, funding, gadding, gilding, girding, Gladding, gliding, goading, Godding, grading, grandstanding, grinding, grounding, guarding, guiding, handholding, handing, heeding, heralding, herding, hiding, hoarding, holding, hounding, impeding, impending, imploding, inbreeding, including, intending, interceding, intruding, invading, joyriding, kidding, kneading, lading, landholding, landing, lauding, leading, lending, loading, longstanding, madding, marauding, masquerading, masterminding, Melding, mending, minding, misleading, misreading, misspending, misunderstanding, molding, moulding, needing, nodding, nonbinding, nonbuilding, notwithstanding, offending, outbidding, outspending, outstanding, overbuilding, overcrowding, overextending, overfunding, overloading, overriding, overspending, padding, parading, pending, persuading, pervading, pleading, plodding, portending, pounding, preceding, precluding, presiding, pretending, proceeding, prodding, proofreading, protruding, providing, pudding, punctuating, raiding, railroading, rebounding, rebuilding, receding, recommending, recording, Reding, refunding, regarding, relending, reminding, rending, rereading, rescinding, residing, resounding, responding, retarding, rewarding, ridding, riding, rodding, rounding, safeguarding, sanding, scaffolding, scalding, scolding, seceding, seeding, sending, serenading, shading, shepherding, shielding, shipbuilding, shrouding, siding, skateboarding, skidding, sliding, sounding, spearheading, speeding, spellbinding, spending, stampeding, standing, stranding, striding, subsiding |
