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Nuptial
Pronunciation : Nup"tial
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr. nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. nuptial.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies. Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nup"tial
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : Defn: Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural. Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come. Shak. Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials. Prescott.
pl. Nuptials (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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