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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bridegroom \Bride"groom`\ (-gr[=oo]m`), n. [OE. bridegome brudgume AS br[=y]dguma (akin to OS br[=u]digumo, D. bruidegom bruigom OHG. pr[=u]tigomo, MHG. briutegome G. br["a]utigam); AS br[=y]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom. See {Bride}, and cf {Groom}, {Homage}.] A man newly married, or just about to be married. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bridegroom n 1: a man who has recently been married [syn: {groom}] 2: a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: {groom}]
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