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Old 11-18-2008, 01:27 PM   #79 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Double X View Post
Yeah, it just means union. It can be used like a marriage of two music ideals, marrying punk and ska to make punk-ska sorta...ok that was a bad example but you know what I mean.
I guess I’m going to be the monumental douche of this thread but I love linguistics, and whenever we start getting into what words mean, I start to froth at the mouth.

Any time you’re never sure what a word mean, I suggest using the American Heritage Dictionary because it has the words etymology underneath the word.

I will say however, this one is a bitch, Marriage from marry from Wed. Now we’re off on a whole new tangent. Heres ultimately what I’ve found:

Origin:
1250–1300; ME marien < OF marier < L marītāre to wed, deriv. of marītus conjugal, akin to mās male (person)
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