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betrothal
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betrothal
(noun)
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betrothal
/bɪ
ˈ
troʊðəl/
noun
plural
betrothals
betrothal
/bɪ
ˈ
troʊðəl/
noun
plural
betrothals
Learner's definition of BETROTHAL
[
count
]
formal + old-fashioned
1
:
the act of promising to marry someone
:
engagement
They kept their
betrothal
a secret. [=they told no one that they were engaged to be married]
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2
:
an agreement that two people will be married in the future
They were both young at the time of their
betrothal
.
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