Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of setting one's self to bring about marriages.
- Tending to make matches; active in bringing about marriages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.
- noun The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others.
- adjective Busy in making or contriving marriages.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
attempt to make two peopleromantically interested in each other, especially an attempt toset up adate between people or toarrange amarriage . - noun business A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or
potential partners . - noun video games The act or process of locating suitable
players to take part in amultiplayer game session. - verb Present participle of
matchmake .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
Etymologies
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Examples
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� Take part in matchmaking sessions/one-on-one short meetings with buyers and lenders
Come to Philly in September to Get Your Slice of the Renewable Energy Pie 2009
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Guess matchmaking is an ancient profession, all the same.
Rapid Decline of the Dating Industry. « The Paradigm Shift 2007
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On our site, swinglesonline. com, we specialize in matchmaking for singles in the swinger lifestyle, and my major complaint about adsense is that they will allow me to pay for adsense ads, but will not allow me to display the ads because our site is an adult personals site. taw Says:
Paid Dating sites declare war on social networking & me. « The Paradigm Shift 2007
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Do you think the widespread interest in scientific matchmaking is in part the result of people feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of modern life, and the burden of too much freedom?
Logging On For Love 2006
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Do you think the widespread interest in scientific matchmaking is in part the result of people feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of modern life, and the burden of too much freedom?
Logging On For Love 2006
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Do you think the widespread interest in scientific matchmaking is in part the result of people feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of modern life, and the burden of too much freedom?
Logging On For Love 2006
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His matchmaking was a good deed from their point of view, pure and simple.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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His matchmaking was a good deed from their point of view, pure and simple.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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His matchmaking was a good deed from their point of view, pure and simple.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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I have a good eye for a nice swatch and a surprising paint chip, and I have had a checkered but occasionally successful sideline in matchmaking.
Excerpt: A Short Guide To A Happy Life by Anna Quindlen 2000
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