Phrase guide

marriage equality

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Equality and equal acceptance (particularly legal acceptance, but also social acceptance) of same-sex in addition to heterosexual marriages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: marriage inequality

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: huwelijksgelijkheid — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • Esperanto: edzeca egaleco — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • French: mariage pour tous — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • Georgian: ქორწინების თანასწორობა (korc̣inebis tanasc̣oroba) — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • German: Ehe für alle — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • Irish: comhionannas pósta — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • Japanese: 婚姻の平等 (kon'in no byōdō) — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • Japanese: 結婚の平等 (kekkon no byōdō) — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage
  • Polish: równość małżeńska — acceptance of same-sex marriage as well as heterosexual marriage