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nuptials

n.
US //ˈnəptʃəɫz// UK //nˈʌpʃəlz// nup·tials
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Origin

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.

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