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bridegroom

[ brahyd-groom, -groom ]

noun

  1. a newly married man or a man about to be married.


bridegroom

/ ˈbraɪdˌɡruËm; -ˌɡrÊŠm /

noun

  1. a man who has just been or is about to be married
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bridegroom1

before 1000; late Middle English ( Scots ) brydgrome, alteration of Middle English bridegome, Old English ²ú°ù²âÌ„»å²µ³Ü³¾²¹ ( ²ú°ù²âÌ„»å bride 1 + guma man, cognate with Latin ³ó´Ç³¾Å ), with final element conformed to groom
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bridegroom1

C14: changed (through influence of groom ) from Old English ²ú°ùÓ¯»å²µ³Ü³¾²¹ , from ²ú°ùÓ¯»å bride 1+ guma man; related to Old Norse ²ú°ùÅ«³Ù³ó²µ³Ü³¾¾± , Old High German ²ú°ùÅ«³Ù¾±²µ´Ç³¾´Ç
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Similar to the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, brides and bridegrooms left handprints and their names and wedding dates pressed into cement.

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The couple’s whirlwind courtship and subsequent wedding among a hastily assembled international group of Marcus’ friends is prelude to the bridegroom’s announcement that he’s dying and needs her help with a “new project.â€

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Francis didn’t mention Benedict by name until the last line, in which he referred to Jesus as the bridegroom of the church.

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Assi said at least 65 people, including the bridegroom, were rescued on Monday, but 29 people, including children, were still missing.

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If the bride cannot tolerate yielding the spotlight, even for a few minutes, to her own 90-year-old grandmother, perhaps someone should warn the bridegroom.

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