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nuptials — [n] marriage ceremony bridal, espousal, marriage, matrimony, spousal, wedding; concept 297 Ant. divorce … New thesaurus
Nuptials — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nuptials — n. to officiate at, perform (the) nuptials * * * [ nʌpʃ(ə)lz] perform (the) nuptials to officiate at … Combinatory dictionary
nuptials — See marriage. See marriage, nuptials, wedding … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
nuptials — plural noun we attended the young duke s nuptials Syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, marriage, union; archaic espousal … Thesaurus of popular words
nuptials — noun wedding ceremony Syn: wedding … Wiktionary
nuptials — Synonyms and related words: Gretna Green wedding, banns, bridal, bridal suite, bridechamber, chuppah, church wedding, civil ceremony, civil wedding, elopement, epithalamium, espousals, espousement, forced marriage, honeymoon, hymen, hymeneal,… … Moby Thesaurus
nuptials — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wedding, matrimony, marriage ceremony; see marriage 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. marriage ceremony, marriage, wedding, matrimony, espousal … English dictionary for students
nuptials — nup|tials [ˈnʌpʃəlz] n [plural] formal a wedding … Dictionary of contemporary English
nuptials — nup|tials [ nʌpʃəlz ] noun plural MAINLY LITERARY a wedding ceremony … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
