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nuptial

adj
/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”).

  1. borrowed from nūptiālis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.

    • To prevent the erosion of his own authority, Basil is persuaded to re-enact his father's crime — to unflower the servant girl on her nuptial night.

  2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

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Derived

antenuptial, inter-nuptial, internuptial, midnuptial, mid-nuptial, nuptial act, nuptial crest, nuptiality, nuptialize, nuptially, nuptial plumage, nuptials, nuptial season, nuptial stone, postnuptial, prenuptial, preternuptial

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA