2011年4月9日 星期六

nuptial, homeowners look to cash in, rake in

London homeowners look to cash in on the royal nuptuals (sic)

The countdown is on: Only three weeks to go until the UK comes to a
standstill for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. London
home-owners are set to rake in about 114 million euros from rental income
over the royal wedding weekend.

The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ew9mfbI44va89pI9

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nuptial
(nŭp'shəl, -chəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony.
  2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds.
n.
A wedding ceremony. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English nupcialle, from Old French nuptial, from Latin nūptiālis, from nūptiae, wedding, from nūpta, feminine past participle of nūbere, to take a husband.]

nuptially nup'tial·ly adv.


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