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nup·tial
(nŭp′shəl, -chəl)adj.
1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony.
2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds.
n. often nuptials
A wedding ceremony.
[Middle English nupcialle, from Old French nuptial, from Latin nūptiālis, from nūptiae, wedding, from nūpta, feminine past participle of nūbere, to take a husband.]
nup′tial·ly adv.
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nuptial
(ˈnʌpʃəl; -tʃəl)adj
1. relating to marriage; conjugal: nuptial vows.
2. (Zoology) zoology of or relating to mating: the nuptial flight of a queen bee.
[C15: from Latin nuptiālis, from nuptiae marriage, from nubere to marry]
ˈnuptially adv
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nup•tial
(ˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony.
2. of or pertaining to mating or the mating season of animals.
n. 3. Usu., nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
[1480–90; (Middle French) < Latin nuptiālis=nupti(ae) marriage, wedding, derivative of nubēre to marry (of a woman); compare nubile]
nup′tial•ly, adv.
pron: The pronunciations (ˈnʌp tʃu əl) and (ˈnʌp ʃu əl) reinforced by analogy with words like mutual and actual, are not considered standard.
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nuptial
- From Latin nuptiae, "wedding," from nubere, "to marry."See also related terms for wedding.
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Adj. | 1. | nuptial - of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" |
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nuptial
adjective
plural noun
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nuptial
adjectivenoun
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Translations
زَواجي، زِفافي، عُرْسي
svatební
bryllups-
avioliittohäät
lakodalmi
brúîkaups-
vedybų
kāzu-laulību-
evliliğe ait
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nuptial
adj bliss → ehelich; nuptial celebrations → Hochzeitsfeier f; nuptial vows → Ehegelöbnis nt → or -gelübde nt; the nuptial day (hum) → der Hochzeitstag
n nuptials
pl (hum, liter) the nuptials → die Hochzeit f
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nuptial
(ˈnapʃəl) adjective of marriage.
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