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epithalamium

[ ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uhm ]

noun

, plural ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums, ep·i·tha·la·mi·a [ep-, uh, -th, uh, -, ley, -mee-, uh].


epithalamium

/ ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm; ˌɛpɪθəˈlæmɪk /

noun

  1. a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • epithalamic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ep·i·tha·lam·ic [ep-, uh, -th, uh, -, lam, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epithalamium1

C17: from Latin, from Greek epithalamion marriage song, from thalamos bridal chamber
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Example Sentences

In the hands of the poets the epithalamium was developed into a special literary form, and received considerable cultivation.

At the close of In Memoriam Tennyson has appended a poem, on the nuptials of his sister, which is strictly an epithalamium.

The second alone can decide, whether it will conclude the piece with an epithalamium—or a requiem!'

Fragments of his other pieces are preserved in Stobaeus; the epithalamium of Achilles and Deidameia is not his.

The most charming of all his longer poems is the Epithalamium which celebrates the union of Manlius with his bride.

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