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单词 nuptial
释义 nup·tial
I. \ˈnəpsh]əl, -pch], chiefly in substandard speech ]əwəl\ adjective
Etymology: Latin nuptialis, from nuptiae wedding (from nuptus, past participle of nubere to marry a man) + -alis -al; akin to Greek nymphē bride, nymph, Old Slavic smibiti to couple
1. : of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
 < the nuptial day >
 < a nuptial hymn >
2.
 a. : capable of breeding
  < several large nuptial males >
 b. : characteristic of the breeding season
  < nuptial coloration >
 c. : concerned with or preliminary to copulation
  < nuptial behavior >
II. noun
(-s)
: marriage, wedding
 < must employ you in some business against our nuptial — Shakespeare >
— usually used in plural
 < preparations … for the approaching nuptials — W.H.Prescott >
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