nup|tial

nup|tial
nup|tial «NUHP shuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of marriage or weddings: »

nuptial vows. I chose a Wife…And in your City held my Nuptial Feast (Milton).

2. of the mating or breeding season among animals: »

nuptial display, nuptial territory.

–n.
nuptials, a wedding or the wedding ceremony: »

a feast…rich as for the nuptials of a king (Tennyson).

[< Middle French nuptial, learned borrowing from Latin nuptiālis < nuptiae, -ārum wedding < nūbere take a husband]

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  • post|nup´tial|ly — post|nup|tial «pohst NUHP shuhl», adjective. after marriage. –post|nup´tial|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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  • an|te|nup|tial — «AN tee NUHP shuhl», adjective. before marriage. ╂[< ante + ntial] …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ter|nup|tial — «IHN tuhr NUHP shuhl», adjective. 1. having to do with intermarriage. 2. occurring between two marriages of the same person …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|nup|tial — «pree NUHP shuhl», adjective. before marriage; antenuptial: »a prenuptial agreement …   Useful english dictionary

  • tial — ab·ba·tial; ad·ven·tial; ad·ven·ti·tial; agen·tial; an·te·nup·tial; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; ca·den·tial; cap·il·li·tial; car·di·nal·i·tial; ce·les·tial·ize; cir·cum·fer·en·tial; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; co·mi·tial;… …   English syllables

  • nup — an·te·nup·tial; nup·ti·al·i·ty; san·nup; nup·tial; pre·nup; …   English syllables

  • pre·nup·tial agreement — /ˌpriːˈnʌpʃəl / noun, pl ⋯ ments [count] law : an official agreement that two people make before they marry in which they state how much of each other s property each will receive if they divorce or if one of them dies Did you sign a prenuptial… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nuptial — nup·tial …   English syllables

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