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The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).

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banns

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Source Word

banns

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bænz/

Noun

plural plural-only

Japanese Meaning

婚約告知：結婚の予定を公に知らせる行為（イングランドとウェールズの教会婚において、結婚3回前の各日曜日に告知される）

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At the church, the vicar read the banns aloud on three consecutive Sundays before the wedding.

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教会で、牧師は結婚式の前の3回の連続した日曜日にそのカップルの結婚の告知を声に出して読み上げた。

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Sir John. Why the banns have been publiſhed, and nobody has forbidden them, 'tis true—but you know either of the parties may change their minds even after they enter the church.

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