nuptial

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Pronunciation

/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/

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/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ · /ˈnʌp.t͡ʃ(ʊ)əl/

Definition of nuptial

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

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.”

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adj

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.”
Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

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

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