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nuptial

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) nuptial (adjective)
  2. 2) nuptial (noun)
  3. nuptial father (noun)
  4. nuptial flight (noun)
  5. nuptial plumage (noun)

1nup·tial

adj
\ˈnəp-shəl, -chəl, ÷-shə-wəl, ÷-chə-wəl\

Definition of NUPTIAL

1
: of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
2
: characteristic of or occurring in the breeding season <nuptial flight>
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Examples of NUPTIAL

  1. <newlyweds still in a state of nuptial bliss>

Origin of NUPTIAL

Latin nuptialis, from nuptiae, plural, wedding, from nubere to marry; perhaps akin to Greek nymphē bride, nymph
First Known Use: 15th century

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