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語源

Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/
• (influenced by words ending in -tual, sometimes proscribed) IPA: /ˈnʌp.t͡ʃ(ʊ)əl/

形容詞

nuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial)

1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
   • 1988, Contemporary Dramatists, page 390:

     To prevent the erosion of his own authority, Basil is persuaded to re-enact his father's crime — to unflower the servant girl on her nuptial night.

2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

同意語

• (pertaining to wedding and marriage): bridal, spousal

派生語

関連する語

• connubial
• nubile

アナグラム

• patulin, unplait