noun
nuptials
NUHP-shuhlz
noun
1
A wedding ceremony.
"The whole village turned out to celebrate the nuptials."
How to Use Nuptials
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal or old-fashioned word for a wedding.
When to use it
Formal, often used in a slightly humorous or old-fashioned way in modern English.
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Etymology
From nuptial, ultimately from Latin nuptiae, "wedding".