French word

remariage

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəmaʁjaʒ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounremarriage

Example

Après son divorce, elle envisage un remariage.

After her divorce, she is considering remarriage.

Illustration for remariage (remarriage)

More examples

Elle a célébré son remariage en petit comité.

She celebrated her remarriage with a small group.

Core concept

A fresh marital union following the dissolution of a previous one.

Common phrases

  • idée de remariage

    idea of getting remarried

  • remariage après un divorce

    remarriage following a divorce

Similar words

nouveau mariage: A new marriage entered into after an earlier marriage has ended.
second mariage: A marriage that follows an earlier marriage and is the person's second.

Definition in French

Remariage désigne le mariage contracté à nouveau après la dissolution ou la fin d'un premier mariage.

Word origin

Remariage is formed by adding re-, meaning again, to mariage, which entered French through Old French from the Latin verb maritare.

Usage tips

  • French often uses se remarier for the action, while remariage names the marriage itself as a noun.

Opposites

Related words

  • remariéperson who has remarriednoun

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