silver wedding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The silver anniversary of a wedding, the 25th anniversary of a marriage.

Word forms

silver wedding silver weddings

Etymology

A calque of German Silberhochzeit or silberne Hochzeit, first attested 1845.

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