epithalamium

English

Alternative forms

• epithalamion

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin epithalamium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm/

Noun

epithalamium (plural epithalamiums or epithalamia)

1. A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
   • 1976, Choice - Volume 13, Issues 8-12, page 1300:

     He has wittily redone a tardy epithalamium and some nursery rhymes ("Three blind eunuchs"), and deftly catches the cozy lawnfuls of plastic dwarfs and flamingos, outside the kenneled people.

Translations

song or poem celebrating a marriage

• French: épithalame (fr) m
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• Polish: epitalamium (pl) n