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nuptial
/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/
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What does nuptial mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
- Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
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IPA pronunciation
/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.
Behold, there stand the caskets, noble Prince, If you choose that wherein I am contain’d, Straight shall our nuptial rites be solemniz’d.
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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.
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.
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.