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MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marriage proposal mean?
• MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (noun)
The noun MARRIAGE PROPOSAL has 1 sense:
1. an offer of marriage
Familiarity information: MARRIAGE PROPOSAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An offer of marriage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
marriage offer; marriage proposal; proposal; proposal of marriage
Hypernyms ("marriage proposal" is a kind of...):
offer; offering (something offered (as a proposal or bid))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marriage proposal"):
question (an informal reference to a marriage proposal)
Context examples
If dating, there is a good chance you will give or receive a marriage proposal.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
At or near the February 8-9 full moon, you may receive a marriage proposal.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
At or near the February 8 full moon, you may receive a marriage proposal.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you are dating seriously, you might receive (or give) an exciting confession of love, possibly a marriage proposal.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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