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Updated June 2026
United in matrimony; having a husband or wife. As the past tense of 'marry', it means to have entered into marriage through a formal ceremony.
“They have been happily married for twenty-five years and celebrated with a silver anniversary party.”
/mæriːd/
mar·ried
Contains M-A-R-R-I-E-D with double R; the -IED ending is distinctive
Worth 10 points; M (3 points) and double R add value to this relationship term
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