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nuptial

/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/

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What does nuptial mean?

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
  2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

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/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/

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These remarks likewise apply to the nuptial or summer plumage, whether confined to the males, or common to both sexes.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
Behold, there stand the caskets, noble Prince, If you choose that wherein I am contain’d, Straight shall our nuptial rites be solemniz’d.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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One day, watching behind a tree, he saw a crane solemnly performing a few measures of a belated nuptial song-and-dance with his mate.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
The queen, determin’d to the fatal deed, The spoils and sword he left, in order spread, And the man’s image on the nuptial bed.
VirgilThe AeneidTranslated by John DrydenProject Gutenberg ebook #228
The second seeks a divorce at an early stage and leaves the nuptial roof before the children's rations are massed and kneaded into shape.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422