Remarriage
(noun)
- The act of getting married again after a previous marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.
- The state of being married again after a previous marriage has ended.
Origin:
The word remarriage comes from the combination of two words re (again) and marriage which means the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship.
Examples:
- The study found that children of remarriage fare better than those of single-parent families.
- The couple decided to wait a year before remarriage.
- Remarriage is not always successful.
- The remarriage of the prince caused a scandal.
- Remarriage rates have increased in recent years.