nuptial
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nup·tial
(nŭp'shəl, -chəl) 
adj.
A wedding ceremony. Often used in the plural.
adj.
- Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony.
- Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds.
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.Roget's Thesaurus:
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nuptial
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.
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nuptials
IN BRIEF: n. - The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed.
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- Marriage and Divorce - nuptial: (adj) pertaining to marriage and the wedding ceremony
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Nuptial
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)
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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