| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bridegroom |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bride·groom |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br d gr m , -gr m |
| NOUN: | A man who is about to be married or has recently been married. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Alteration (influenced by groom) of Middle English bridegome, from Old English br dguma : brd, bride; see bride + guma, man; see dhghem- in Appendix I.
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