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WEDDING GIFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wedding gift mean?
• WEDDING GIFT (noun)
The noun WEDDING GIFT has 1 sense:
1. a present given to someone getting married
Familiarity information: WEDDING GIFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A present given to someone getting married
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
wedding gift; wedding present
Hypernyms ("wedding gift" is a kind of...):
present (something presented as a gift)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wedding gift"):
bride-gift (a wedding present to the bride)
Context examples
The pearl necklace and bracelets which I inherited from mama, have been disposed of for less than half their value; and the set of coral, which was the wedding gift of my papa, has been actually thrown away for nothing.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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