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Definition of shotgun marriages in English English dictionary
- plural form of shotgun marriage
- shotgun marriage
- Such marriages, or such weddings, taken collectively
- shotgun marriage
- A marriage beginning with (resulting from) a shotgun wedding
Others explained that a forced marriage was likely to end in an early divorce, so that the child would suffer more in a shotgun marriage than if born out of wedlock.
- shotgun marriage
- A shotgun wedding itself
- shotgun marriage
- Used figuratively
- shotgun marriage
- A marriage that is forced or necessitated because of pregnancy. Also called shotgun wedding
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shotgun marriages
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shot·gun marriagesTurkish pronunciation
şätgʌn merîcîzPronunciation
/ˈsʜätˌgən ˈmerəʤəz/ /ˈʃɑːtˌɡʌn ˈmɛrɪʤɪz/
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