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单词 internuptial
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internuptialadj.

Brit. /ˌɪntəˈnʌpʃl/, /ˌɪntəˈnʌptʃ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌɪn(t)ərˈnəp(t)ʃ(ə)l/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: inter- prefix, Latin nuptiae , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < inter- prefix + classical Latin nuptiae wedding (see nuptial adj.) + -al suffix1. Compare earlier nuptial adj.In sense 2b after French internuptial (1950 or earlier; often in plumage internuptial).
Somewhat rare.
1.
a. Of or relating to marriage, nuptial; between husband and wife.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > [adjective]
bridelyOE
spousal?a1450
nuptial1490
espousal1583
sponsal1656
sponsalitious1656
internuptial1834
gamic1837
1834 H. Busk Lay of Life 145 Blow not around the internuptial bower Airs that would shrink like caustic Aquilon, Or sear, like parching Syrian, every flower.
1867 Western Jurist 1 41 Internuptial contracts.—At common law, courts of equity will..enforce agreements between husband and wife.
1949 E. Wingfield-Stratford This was Man x. 61 Inter-nuptial treaties seldom turn out to be more than unilaterally binding, and..Emma..was soon at it again, harder than ever.
b. Of or relating to marriage between people of different races, nations, religions, etc. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > marriage of different races, societies, or castes
intermarrying1843
internuptial1850
1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lvii. 197 A quarrel..about some alleged wrong in cases of internuptial connection.
2.
a. Existing or occurring in a period between two marriages or weddings; designating such a period. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [adjective] > between marriages
internuptial1885
1885 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 40 257/1 Some few months of his internuptial disconsolateness.
1896 Edinb. Rev. July 65 During the internuptial period some insight can be gained into the character of Sheridan.
b. Ornithology. Designating the period between successive breeding seasons; relating to or characteristic of this period. Cf. eclipse n. 2b.
ΚΠ
1959 J. Van Tyne & A. J. Berger Fund. Ornithol. iii. 96 The winter plumage is sometimes called ‘internuptial’ plumage.
1998 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 67 245/2 Tropical forest flocks were larger, more permanent and tightly associated during the internuptial period than during the breeding season.
2010 Ardeola 57 274/1 Long-tailed tits were observed in flocks of a minimum of c. 8–10 individuals in all of the months in the internuptial period.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1834
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