nuptials

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

Etymology

From nuptial, borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”) (also plural only), from nūpta, from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho-, *snewbʰ- (“to marry, wed”). Cognate with French noces and Italian nozze.

In classic literature

Synonyms

wedding, wedding ceremony, hymeneals

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