noun
DEFINITION: The practice of arranging or facilitating a romantic relationship or marriage between two people. It can also refer more broadly to pairing people for a particular purpose or activity.
ETYMOLOGY: Comes from combining two words: match and make. The Middle English macche or maecca means companion, mate, equal, or wife/husband, while the Old English macian means forming, creating, or bringing into existence.
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