noun
Meaning 1
Marriage with a person of inferior social position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mésalliance
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /mɛˈzæli.əns/
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US: /meɪ̯zəˈlaɪ̯əns/
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rhymes with dalliance
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French mésalliance, from mésallier (“to misally”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: epäsäätyinen avioliitto — Translations
- French: mésalliance — Translations
- German: Mesalliance — Translations
- German: Missheirat — Translations
- Polish: mezalians — Translations
- Slovak: mezaliancia — Translations