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nuptial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nup·tial /ˈnʌpʃəl/ adjective [only before noun] formal  MARRYrelating to marriage or the marriage ceremony 婚姻的,结婚的;婚礼的 wedding a nuptial mass 婚礼弥撒 nuptial bliss 婚姻美满
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nuptialTwo maids were making up our nuptial bed, smoothing the white linen with their dark hands.Name the day, bride in white, radiant, nuptial Mass.The bride and groom returned together to the front seat for the nuptial Mass.Explosive breeders also show a further adaptation to male competition - the development of enlarged nuptial pads on their hands.The implication is that males need maintain high levels of vigilance only when in nuptial plumage.Victoria called a sidebar of her closest allies, urging them to replace nuptial sentiment with hard political decisiveness.nuptial vows
Origin nuptial (1400-1500) Latin nuptialis, from nubere to marry
nup·tial adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus or ceremony relating marriage to marriage the


nuptial
nuptial /ˈnʌpʃəl/ adjective [only before noun] formal
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: nuptialis, from nubere __to marry__
relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony ⇨ wedding:
    a nuptial mass
    nuptial bliss


nup·tialBrE /ˈnʌpʃl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnʌpʃl/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (formal) connected with marriage or a wedding 婚姻的;婚礼的nuptial bliss婚姻美满a nuptial mass婚礼弥撒