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Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl. {Nuptials} (n[u^]p"shalz).
Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the
plural.
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Celebration of that nuptial, which
We two have sworn shall come. --Shak.
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Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials.
--Prescott.
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Nuptial \Nup"tial\ (n[u^]p"shal), 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.
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Then, all in heat,
They light the nuptial torch. --Milton.
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