EPITHALAMIUM


Meaning of EPITHALAMIUM in English

[ep.i.tha.la.mi.um] or ep.i.tha.la.mi.on n, pl -mi.ums or -mia [L & Gk; L epithalamium, fr. Gk epithalamion, fr. epi- + thalamos room, bridal chamber; perh. akin to Gk tholos rotunda] (ca. 1589): a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom -- ep.i.tha.lam.ic adj

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