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A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended spouse, symbolizing a formal pledge of matrimony and commonly consisting of a gold band adorned with one or more diamonds or other precious gemstones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: jewelry, lifestyle
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Any ring resembling one traditionally presented as a pledge of marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ring, band
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Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
خَاتَم اَلْخُطُوبَة
(ḵātam al-ḵuṭūba)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Bulgarian:
годежен пръстен
(godežen prǎsten)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Chinese Mandarin:
訂婚戒指 /订婚戒指
(dìnghūn jièzhi)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Chinese Mandarin:
訂婚指環 /订婚指环
(dìnghūn zhǐhuán)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Danish:
forlovelsesring
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Dutch:
verlovingsring
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Finnish:
kihlasormus
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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French:
bague de fiançailles
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Georgian:
ნიშნობის ბეჭედი
(nišnobis beč̣edi)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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German:
Verlobungsring
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Greek:
βέρα
(véra)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Hungarian:
eljegyzési gyűrű
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Hungarian:
jegygyűrű
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Irish:
fáinne gealltanais
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Japanese:
婚約指輪
(kon'yaku yubiwa)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Japanese:
エンゲージリング
(engēji ringu)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Korean:
약혼반지
(yakhonbanji)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Ladino:
aniyo de kidushim
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Macedonian:
венчален прстен
(venčalen prsten)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Norman:
bague dé fianchailles
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Norman:
bague d'engagement
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Norwegian Bokmål:
forlovelsesring
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Polish:
pierścionek zaręczynowy
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Portuguese:
anel de noivado
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Romanian:
inel de logodnă
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Russian:
обруча́льное кольцо́
(obručálʹnoje kolʹcó)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Spanish:
anillo de compromiso
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Spanish:
anillo de pedida
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Swedish:
förlovningsring
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Telugu:
ఉంకుటుంగరము
(uṅkuṭuṅgaramu)
— a ring signifying a promise to wed
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Vietnamese:
nhẫn đính hôn
— a ring signifying a promise to wed