Meaning

1 senses
  1. The silver anniversary of a wedding, the 25th anniversary of a marriage.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary this year.

  2. Tom and Mary will be celebrating their silver wedding anniversary this year.

  3. They went away on a second honeymoon for their silver wedding anniversary.

    Вони поїхали у другий медовий місяць з нагоди їхнього срібного весілля. — oromashka

  4. My parents just had their silver wedding anniversary.

    ruМои родители только что отметили серебряную свадьбу. — Selena777

  5. The happy couple celebrated their silver wedding anniversary.

Origin

A calque of German Silberhochzeit or silberne Hochzeit, first attested in 1845.

A calque of German Silberhochzeit or silberne Hochzeit, first attested in 1845.

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Forms

plural: silver weddings
Singularsilver wedding
Pluralsilver weddings

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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