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Definition of marriage bureau noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marriage bureau

noun

/ˈmærɪdʒ bjʊərəʊ/

/ˈmærɪdʒ bjʊrəʊ/

(British English, old-fashioned)

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an organization that introduces people who are looking for somebody to marry

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