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Definition of Arranged Marriage
(noun) A marriage between two or more people planned by another individual or group.
Example of Arranged Marriage
Arranged Marriage Pronunciation
Syllabification: ar·ranged mar·riage
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /uhr-rAYnjd mAIR-ij/
- British English – /uh-rAYnjd mAr-ij/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /əˈreɪnʤd ˈmɛrɪʤ/
- British English – /əˈreɪnʤd ˈmærɪʤ/
Usage Notes
- Plural: arranged marriages
- This is a simplified definition of a vast continuum of societal and cultural practices that include endogamic and exogamic marriages, child marriages, and diplomatic marriages among many others.
- A type of marriage.
Additional Information
- Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “arrange” and “marriage” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
Cite the Definition of Arranged Marriage
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “arranged marriage.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 20, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/arranged-marriage/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
arranged marriage. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/arranged-marriage/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “arranged marriage.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/arranged-marriage/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“arranged marriage.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/arranged-marriage/>.