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espousal
espousal is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses
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- 1noun
The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.
- 2noun
The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
- 3noun
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
"its adoption by society"
"the proposal found wide acceptance"
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- 4noun
the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
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- 5noun
archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
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