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Dictionary: spou·sal   (spou'zəl, -səl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.
  2. Of or relating to a spouse.
n.
Marriage; nuptials. Often used in the plural.

[From Middle English spousaille, marriage, from Old French espousaille, from Latin spōnsālia, betrothal, from neuter pl. of spōnsālis, of marriage, from spōnsus, past participle of spondēre, to pledge. See spouse.]


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adjective

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

noun

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

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to a wedding
  Synonyms: bridal, nuptial
  Pertains to noun: wedding (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: relating to or celebrating marriage
  Pertains to noun: spouse (meaning #1)


Translations: Spousal
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bryllyps-
n. - bryllup

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende de echtgeno (o)t(e)

Français (French)
adj. - de l'époux
n. - mariage, cérémonie nuptiale

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

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ.) γάμος, παντρειά
adj. - (απαρχ.) γαμήλιος

Italiano (Italian)
nuziale

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

Русский (Russian)
брак, супружество, бракосочетание, брачный, супружеский, матримониальный, свадебный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nupcial, matrimonial
n. - nupcias, bodas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bröllop, giftermål
adj. - brudgums-, brud-, av äkta make, av äkta maka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
结婚的, 结婚, 结婚仪式, 结亲

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 結婚的
n. - 結婚, 結婚儀式, 結親

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 결혼식의, 혼례의
n. - 혼례, 결혼식

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 結婚

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زواج (صفه) ما يخص الزواج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של בן-זוג/בת-זוג‬
n. - ‮טקס נישואים‬


 
 
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