nuptial

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(nŭp'shəl, -chəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony.
  2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds.
n.
A wedding ceremony. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English nupcialle, from Old French nuptial, from Latin nūptiālis, from nūptiae, wedding, from nūpta, feminine past participle of nūbere, to take a husband.]

nuptially nup'tial·ly adv.

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adjective

    Of, relating to, or typical of marriage: conjugal, connubial, hymeneal, marital, married, matrimonial, spousal, wedded. See marriage/unmarried.

noun

    The act or ceremony by which two people become husband and wife. bridal, espousal, marriage, spousal (often used in plural), wedding. See marriage/unmarried.


adj

Definition: concerning marriage
Antonyms: divorce

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IN BRIEF: n. - The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bryllups-, ægteskabelig
n. - bryllup

Nederlands (Dutch)
huwelijks-, (mv) huwelijk, bruiloft

Français (French)
adj. - nuptial
n. - noces

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Heirats-, ehelich
n. - Hochzeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γαμήλιος
n. - γάμος, γαμήλια τελετή

Italiano (Italian)
matrimonio, nuziale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nupcial
n. - núpcias (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
свадебный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nupcial
n. - nupcias

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bröllops-, vigsel-, äktenskaplig
n. - bröllop, vigsel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
婚姻的, 婚礼的, 婚礼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 婚姻的, 婚禮的
n. - 婚禮

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 혼인의
n. - 혼인식

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 結婚の, 結婚式の
n. - 結婚式

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زواجي, زفافي (الاسم) رفاف, عرس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של נישואים‬
n. - ‮ברבים: נישואים‬


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