CONNUBIAL


Meaning of CONNUBIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈnü-bē-əl, -ˈnyü- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin conubialis, from conubium, connubium marriage, from com- + nubere to marry — more at nuptial

Date: circa 1656

: of or relating to the married state : conjugal

connubial relations

• con·nu·bi·al·ism -bē-ə-ˌli-zəm noun

• con·nu·bi·al·i·ty -ˌnü-bē-ˈa-lə-tē, -ˌnyü- noun

• con·nu·bi·al·ly -ˈnü-bē-ə-lē, -ˈnyü- adverb

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