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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuptial \Nup"tial\, a. [L. nuptialis, fr nuptiae marriage,
wedding, fr nubere nuptum prop., to cover, to veil, hence
to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil;
cf Gr ? bride, nymph: cf F. nuptial.]
Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as
nuptial rites and ceremonies.
Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch.
--Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl {Nuptials}.
Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the
plural.
Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn
shall come --Shak.
Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials.
--Prescott.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
nuptial
adj : of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial
day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
[syn: {bridal}, {spousal}]
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