Oxford Dictionary Redefining Marriage

 The Oxford English Dictionary  is officially amending its definition of what constitutes ‘marriage.’

The linguistic and language experts in charge of amending the contents of the OED have officially confirmed that the definition of the word will be altered to reflect the inclusion of same sex couples, citing “a string of marriage equality victories around the world” as the reason for the change.

A spokeswoman from the Oxford University Press described the dictionary as “a living document” and further went on to comment that, as such, it can be amended to reflect new usages and meanings of words in accordance with societal, cultural and legal changes.

Her statement read, in part: “We continually monitor the words in our dictionaries, paying particular attention to those words whose usage is shifting, so, yes, this will happen with marriage.”

As it stands, the current OED definition of marriage states that it is “a formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognised, by law, by which they become husband and wife.” 

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