Epithalamic
[ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uh m] /ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi əm/
noun, plural epithalamiums, epithalamia
[ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uh] /ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi ə/ (Show IPA)
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/ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm/
noun (pl) -mia (-mɪə)
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a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode
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1590s, “bridal song,” from Latin epithalamium, from Greek epithalamion “a bridal song,” from epi “at, upon” (see epi-) + thalamos “bridal chamber, inner chamber.”
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