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Meaning of CONNUBIAL

Pronunciation:  ku'noobeeul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in a conjugal manner
  2. [adj]  of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits"
 
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 Synonyms: conjugal, conjugally
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con*nu"bi*al\, a. [L. connubialis, fr. connubium
marriage; con- + nubere to veil, to marry. See {Nupital}.]
Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state;
conjugal; nuptial.
      Nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love refused.
                                               --Milton.
      Kind, connubial tenderness.              --Goldsmith.
 

 

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