marriage-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: The state of two people being coupled (religiously or legally).

Commentary: MARRIAGE[+nuptial]

Examples:
I know we'll have a long and happy marriage.
God bless this marriage!
His second marriage was happier than the first.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: The act of marrying.

Commentary: MARRIAGE[+nuptial][+event]

Examples:
Their marriage was conducted in the chapel.
Our marriage occurs in one week.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: A close and intimate union of activities or concepts.

Commentary: MARRIAGE[+merger]

Examples:
The marriage of music and dance is truly lovely.
We had a marriage of ideas.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4