English Explanatory Dictionary

nuptials

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wedding ceremony.

Pronunciation

/ˈnʌp.ʃəlz/ /ˈnʌp.t͡ʃ(ʊ)əlz/ en-au-nuptials.ogg

Word forms

nuptials

Etymology

From nuptial, borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”) (also plural only), from nūpta, from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho-, *snewbʰ- (“to marry, wed”). Cognate with French noces and Italian nozze.

Synonyms

wedding

Related words

nubile nuptial nuptial act nuptiality
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