PROTHALAMION


Meaning of PROTHALAMION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ pr ō -th ə - ' l ā -m ē - ə n, - ˌ än

Variant: or pro · tha · la · mi · um \ -m ē - ə m \

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -mia \ -m ē - ə \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pro- + -thalamion (as in epithalamion )

Date: 1597

: a song in celebration of a marriage

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