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bridegroom definition

bride·groom (brīd′gro̵̅o̅m′)

noun

a man who has just been married or is about to be married

Etymology: ME bridegome < OE brydguma, suitor < bryd, bride + guma (akin to L homo), man; altered by folk etym. after groom

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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