D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Nuptial

/(nŭp"shal)/ · Nup·tial · IPA /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies.
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    Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies.
    “Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch.” Milton.
02 n. Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural.
pl. Nuptials ((nŭp"shalz))
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    Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural.
    “Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come.” Shak.
    “Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials.” Prescott.