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Connubial (adj) means relating to marriage.

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Relating to marriage.
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Etymology

Dating from the 1650s, it comes from Latin connūbiālis, from connūbium (“marriage, wedlock”) (variants of cōnūbiālis, “pertaining to wedlock”, from cōnūbium, “marriage, wedlock”), from com- (“together”; English com-) and nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”, source of nubile), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- (“to marry, to wed”).

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What is the meaning of connubial?
"connubial" (adj) means relating to marriage.
What is another word for connubial?
Other words for "connubial" include conjugal.
What is the opposite of connubial?
Opposites of "connubial" include single, celibate.

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