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bridal adjective [ ˈbrʌɪd(ə)l ]

• of or concerning a bride or a newly married couple.
• "her white bridal gown"
Similar: nuptial, wedding, marriage, matrimonial, marital, connubial, conjugal, hymeneal, epithalamic,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old English brȳd-ealu ‘wedding feast’, from brȳd ‘bride’ + ealu ‘ale-drinking’. Since the late 16th century, the word has been associated with adjectives ending in -al.


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