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Elopement

//ɪˈloʊpmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of running away from home with a paramour. countable, uncountable

    "You may not have heard of the last blow—Julia's elopement; she is gone to Scotland with Yates."

  2. 2
    the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married) wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The act of running away from home (for any reason). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The act of a person with dementia or other mental illness wandering away from the area where they are safe. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From elope + -ment.

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