elopement

[ ih-lohp-muh nt ]

/ ɪˈloʊp mənt /

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noun

an act or instance of running off secretly, as to be married.

an act or instance of leaving a safe area or safe premises, done by a person with a mental disorder or cognitive impairment: Parents of autistic children need strategies to cope with elopement. See also wandering(def 6).

Words nearby elopement

eloign, eloise, elongate, elongation, elope, elopement, eloquence, eloquent, elpenor, elroy, els

Example sentences from the Web for elopement

Yet how could he have held the pistol to her head, saying, "No marriage, no elopement."

The Incredible Honeymoon |E. Nesbit
The ingenious devices with which Sheppard Lee prepared the way for his elopement.

Sheppard Lee, Vol. I (of 2) |Robert Montgomery Bird
You may not have heard of the last blow—Julia's elopement; she is gone to Scotland with Yates.

Mansfield Park |Jane Austen
The fact is that I was so astonished to hear about the elopement, that I almost forgot about my own letter for the time.

Isabel Leicester |Clotilda Jennings

Oh, but the elopement of a young unmarried couple is a pretty romance; ours would be a hideous scandal.

What Will People Say? |Rupert Hughes

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elopement

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Example sentences from the Web for elopement

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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elopement

noun

Words nearby elopement

Words related to elopement

Example sentences from the Web for elopement