Pronunciation: ˌ e-p ə -th ə - ' l ā -m ē - ə m
Variant: or ep · i · tha · la · mi · on \ -m ē - ə n \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mi · ums or -mia \ -m ē - ə \
Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin epithalamium, from Greek epithalamion, from epi- + thalamos room, bridal chamber; perhaps akin to Greek tholos rotunda
Date: 1588
: a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom
– ep · i · tha · lam · ic \ - ' la-mik \ adjective