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marriageable
/ˈmæ rɪ dʒə bl/
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of girls or women who are eligible to marry
marriageable meaning(s)
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- (adj) of girls or women who are eligible to marry
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- Yet infanticide sets up fierce competition for marriageable females, both within and among villages, and this in turn produces chronic warfare.
- If you separate out women of the most marriageable age, the numbers are even more head snapping: in 1963, 83% of women 25 to 55 were married; by 1997 that figure had dropped to 65%.
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married
/ˈmɛ rid/
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a person who is married
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married couple
two people who are married to each other
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married man
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
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married person
a person's partner in marriage
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married woman
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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marring
/ˈmɑ rɪŋ/
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a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on…
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marrow
/ˈmɛ roʊ/
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the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
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marrow squash
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth…
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marrowbone
/ˈmæ rəʊ bəʊn/
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a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring…
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marrowfat pea
a variety of large pea that is commonly processed and sold in cans
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marrubium
Old World aromatic herbs: horehound
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marrubium vulgare
European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers…
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marruecos
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim…
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marry
/ˈmɛ ri/
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take in marriage
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mars
/ˈmɑrz/
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a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible…
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marsala
/mɑr ˈsɑ lə/
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dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily
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marseillaise
the French national anthem
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marseille
/mɑr ˈsaɪl/
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a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
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marseilles
/mɑr ˈsaɪ ləs/
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a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
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marseilles fever
a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused…
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marsh
/ˈmɑrʃ/
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low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between…
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marsh andromeda
erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white…
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marsh bellflower
bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate…