I. hon‧ey‧moon¹ /ˈhʌnimuːn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: honey + moon; because the moon appears to get smaller, like the love of some newly married people]

1. a holiday taken by two people who have just got married
on your honeymoon
We went to Italy on our honeymoon.

2. (also honeymoon period) the period of time when a new government, leader etc has just started and no one criticizes them:
By 1987, the honeymoon was over.

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II. honeymoon² verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
to go somewhere for your honeymoon
—honeymooner noun [countable]

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honeymoon
noun
ADJ. brief, short We had a brief honeymoon in Paris.
long | second After so many years of marriage, we're planning a second honeymoon.
VERB + HONEYMOON go on, have, leave for, spend They go on honeymoon the day after the wedding.
HONEYMOON + VERB be over (usually figurative) The honeymoon was over and the reality of what she had taken on began to dawn.
HONEYMOON + NOUN couple | suite | period (figurative) There was always a honeymoon period when Mum started a new job.
PREP. for a ~ They can't decide where to go for their honeymoon.
on ~ While on honeymoon in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.

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wedding a ceremony in which two people get married, especially one with a religious service:
We had our wedding in the local church.
a registry office wedding
marriage a wedding. Marriage is less common and more formal than wedding:
Their marriage will take place in Westminster Abbey.
reception a large formal meal or party after a wedding:
Where will you be having your reception?
honeymoon a holiday taken by two people who have just got married:
We’re going to Barbados for our honeymoon.

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