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nup⋅tial
[nuhp-shuh
l, -chuhl] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of mating or the mating season of animals: nuptial behavior. |
–noun
| 3. | Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage. |
Origin:
1480–90; (MF) < L nuptiālis, equiv. to nupti(ae) marriage, wedding, deriv. of nubēre to marry (of a woman); cf. nubile
1480–90; (MF) < L nuptiālis, equiv. to nupti(ae) marriage, wedding, deriv. of nubēre to marry (of a woman); cf. nubile
Related forms:
nup⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
Pronunciation note:
The pronunciations [nuhp-choo-uhl] and [nuhp-shoo-uhl], by analogy with such words as mutual and actual, are not considered standard.
The pronunciations
[nuhp-choo-uhl] and [nuhp-shoo-uhl], by analogy with such words as mutual and actual, are not considered standard.
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| nup·tial (nŭp'shəl, -chəl) adj.
[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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