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miai [ mi·ai ]

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mɪaɪ ]
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UK
mɪaɪ ]
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Noun

1. The first formal meeting of the prospective partners in a Japanese arranged marriage.

Origin

1. Late 19th century. From Japanese miai viewing each other, nominalized form of miau to exchange looks from mi-, combining stem of miru to see, look at + -au to reciprocate, combining form of au to match, be in harmony.

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