EPITHALAMIUM


Meaning of EPITHALAMIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-pə-thə-ˈlā-mē-əm ]

noun

or ep·i·tha·la·mi·on -mē-ən

( plural -mi·ums or ep·i·tha·la·mia -mē-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 -ˈla-mik adjective

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