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Definition of elopement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

elopement

noun
 
/ɪˈləʊpmənt/
 
/ɪˈləʊpmənt/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. the act of running away with somebody in order to marry them secretly
    • News of their elopement did not spread until the following morning.
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