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connubial

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English

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Etymology

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1650s, from Latin connūbiālis, from connūbium (marriage, wedlock) (variants of cōnūbiālis (pertaining to wedlock), from cōnūbium (marriage, wedlock)) from com- (together) (English com-) + nūbō (marry, to take as husband) (from which nubile)[1] from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho- (to marry, to wed).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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connubial (comparative more connubial, superlative most connubial)

  1. Of or relating to the state of being married.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, pages 179–180:
      "For my part," continued the Duke of Wharton, "I hold that the connubial system of this country is a complete mistake. The only happy marriages I ever heard of are those in some Eastern story I once read, where the king marries a new wife every night, and cuts off her head in the morning."
    • 1856, Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, Letters to Squire Pedant, in the East, page 13:
      Not gyved with connubial relations, I entered upon my migration entirely isolated, with the exception of a canine quadruped whose mordacious, latrant, lusorious, and venatic qualities, are without parity.

Usage notes

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Particularly used in fixed phrases, such as “connubial bliss”, “connubial love”, “connubial relations”, and “connubial bed”.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “connubial”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin connūbiālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /konnuˈbjal/ [kõn.nuˈβ̞jal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: con‧nu‧bial

Adjective

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connubial m or f (masculine and feminine plural connubiales)

  1. connubial
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