NUPTIAL


Meaning of NUPTIAL in English

/ ˈnʌpʃl; NAmE / adjective

[ only before noun ] ( formal ) connected with marriage or a wedding :

nuptial bliss

a nuptial mass

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from Old French , or from Latin nuptialis , from nuptiae wedding, from nubere to wed; related to nubile .

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