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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nup•tial /ˈnʌpʃəl, -tʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony:nuptial vows.
n. - Usually, nuptials. [plural] a wedding or marriage:The nuptials were held in a beautiful old cathedral.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nup•tial (nup′shəl, -chəl),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony:the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of mating or the mating season of animals:nuptial behavior.
n. - Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- Latin nuptiālis, equivalent. to nupti(ae) marriage, wedding, derivative of nubēre to marry (of a woman); compare nubile
- 1480–90; (Middle French)
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See marriage.
The pronunciations (nup′cho̅o̅ əl)USA pronunciation and (nup′sho̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation by analogy with such words as mutual and actual, are not considered standard. |