dictionary definitions for "mixed marriage"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mixed \Mixed\, a.
     Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See Mix, v. t.
     & i.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Mixed action (Law), a suit combining the properties of a
        real and a personal action.
  
     Mixed angle, a mixtilineal angle.
  
     Mixed fabric, a textile fabric composed of two or more
        kinds of fiber, as a poplin.
  
     Mixed marriage, a marriage between persons of different
        races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman
        Catholic and a Protestant.
  
     Mixed number, a whole number and a fraction taken together.
        
  
     Mixed train, a railway train containing both passenger and
        freight cars.
  
     Mixed voices (Mus.), voices of both males and females
        united in the same performance.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mixed marriage
      n 1: marriage of two people from different races or different
           religions or different cultures; "the families of both
           partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"


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