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nuptial

[nuhp-shuhl, -chuhl] / ˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl /


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The Ancient Greek and Roman elite held multi-day nuptial feasts, a tradition that was carried into the Middle Ages when weddings served as important political and social transactions between countries and kingdoms.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2024

In an exclusive interview with People, Underwood and Hart spoke about the process of their wedding planning and the nuptial day itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023

When a male roach targets a female roach, he will back up to her, secreting a solution called a nuptial gift from the tergal gland under his wings.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

But the perfect wedding day almost didn’t come together for two families who traveled to the island for nuptial festivities that almost got derailed by Hurricane Ian’s landfall and aftermath.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

He was sleek and snowy and shining, like an eel preparing for its nuptial journey to the Sargasso Sea, for the time of Nimue was at hand.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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