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There is a very big difference between a wedding and a marriage. I don't understand why this confuses so many people, but it does.

• occamrazor 6y ago
  In some languages the same word means both, e.g. the Italian “matrimonio”
  • valarauko 6y ago
    Come to think of it, it seems to be the case in at least some Indian languages (ie, "wedding" & "marriage" are referred to by the same term). I can't think of a distinct native term for "marriage" as an entity or a state of being - the closest I can come up with is akin to "married" as a past tense verb.
  • pseudalopex 6y ago
    English has wedlock.