Misalliance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An unsuitable alliance, especially in marriage.
  • n. A mésalliance.
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  • n. An unsuitable alliance, especially an unsuitable marriage
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An improper alliance or association; specifically, a marriage relation considered as degrading to one of the parties, owing to the inferior birth or standing of the other: in the latter sense often used in the French form, mésalliance.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spousal relationship    union    matrimony    marriage    wedlock   
    Hyponym
    mésalliance   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mésalliance   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    benedict    intermarriage   
     
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