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/mis'euh luy"euhns/, n.an improper or incompatible association, esp. in marriage; mésalliance.[1730-40; MIS-1 + ALLIANCE, modeled on F mésalliance]
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misalliance — [mis΄ə lī′əns] n. [after Fr mésalliance] an improper alliance; esp., an unsuitable marriage … English World dictionary
misalliance — UK [ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms misalliance : singular misalliance plural misalliances a situation in which two people become partners in work or marriage but are not happy together … English dictionary
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misalliance — noun Etymology: modification of French mésalliance Date: 1738 1. an improper alliance 2. a. mesalliance b. a marriage between persons unsuited to each other … New Collegiate Dictionary
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misalliance — Synonyms and related words: a world without end bargain, abnormality, alliance, anomaly, bed, bond of matrimony, bridebed, cohabitation, conjugal bond, conjugal knot, coverture, holy matrimony, holy wedlock, husbandhood, ill assorted marriage,… … Moby Thesaurus
