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nuptial
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nup·tial  (npshl, -chl)
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.
A wedding ceremony. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English nupcialle, from Old French nuptial, from Latin nptilis, from nptiae, wedding, from npta, feminine past participle of nbere, to take a husband.]

nuptial·ly adv.

nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl -tʃəl]
adj
1. relating to marriage; conjugal nuptial vows
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology of or relating to mating the nuptial flight of a queen bee
[from Latin nuptiālis, from nuptiae marriage, from nubere to marry]
nuptially  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nuptial - of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"

nuptial
adjective
marital, wedding, wedded, bridal, matrimonial, conjugal, connubial, hymeneal (poetic) He had referred to the room as the nuptial chamber.
plural noun
wedding, marriage, matrimony, espousal (archaic) couples who never go near a church but insist on their nuptials being celebrated with a traditional church ceremony
Translations
nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl] ADJnupcial

nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl] adjnuptial(e)

nuptial
adj blissehelich; nuptial celebrationsHochzeitsfeier f; nuptial vowsEhegelöbnis ntor -gelübde nt; the nuptial day (hum)der Hochzeitstag
n nuptials
pl (hum, liter) the nuptialsdie Hochzeit f

nuptial [ˈnʌpʃl] adjnuziale
nuptial [ˈnʌpʃl] adjnuziale

nuptial
adj nuptial [ˈnapʃəl]
of marriage. huweliksverwant زَواجي، زِفافي، عُرْسي брачен svatební bryllups- Hochzeits-... γαμήλιος nupcial abielu-, pulma- وابلسته بعروسى hää- nuptial שֶׁל נִישוּאִין विवाह संबंधी svadben,vjenčani lakodalmi perkawinan brúðkaups- nuziale 結婚の 결혼(식)의 vedybų, vedybinis laulību-; kāzu- perkahwinan huwelijks{#169} bryllups- ślubny, małżeński nupcial nupţial брачный, свадебный svadobný poročen svadbeni äktenskaplig, bröllops- เกี่ยวกับการแต่งงาน evliliğe ait 婚姻的 шлюбний, весільний شادي سے متعلق thuộc về lễ cưới


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