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   nuptial

   /ˈnʌpʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to marriage or weddings: "moments of nuptial bliss"
   • ▪ denoting the characteristic breeding behaviour, coloration, or structures of some animals: "nuptial plumage"

   noun

   • 1. a wedding: "the forthcoming nuptials between Richard and Jocelyn"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French, or from Latin nuptialis, from nuptiae ‘wedding’, from nubere ‘to wed’; related to nubile.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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