adj
Meaning 1
Joined in marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wedded
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/ˈwɛdəd/
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rhymes with -ɛdəd
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CMU ARPABET: W EH1 D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Joined as if in a marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of wed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- 15th c., [1997], Thomas Malory, Eugène Vinaver ed. And kynge Lott of Lowthean and of Orkenay thenne wedded Margawse that was Gaweyns moder, and kynge Nentres of the land of Garlot wedded Elayne: al this was done at the request of kynge Uther.
- 1986, St. John Chrysostom, On Marriage and Family Life, Catherine P. Roth & David Anderson tr. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=hbMtKk-kiLMC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&sig=GVHA-ol3fLhiSzro9HX7X4Rs4hE She was wedded wearing no golden robe but chastity, piety, generosity, and every other virtue.
Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having been taken in marriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: женен (ženen) — Joined in marriage
- Bulgarian: омъжена (omǎžena) — Joined in marriage
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