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Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl. Nuptials (n[u^]p"shalz). Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural. [1913 Webster]

Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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nuptials

noun

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed [syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, hymeneals]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl. Nuptials. Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural.

Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come. --Shak.

Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials. --Prescott.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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