epithalamium

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

/ ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi əm /

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noun, plural ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums, ep·i·tha·la·mi·a

[ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uh]. /ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi ə/.

epithalamion.

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OTHER WORDS FROM epithalamium

ep·i·tha·lam·ic

[ep-uh-thuh-lam-ik], /ˌɛp ə θəˈlæm ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby epithalamium

epitasis, epitaxial transistor, epitaxis, epitaxy, epithalamion, epithalamium, epithalamus, epitheca, epithecium, epithelialize, epithelioid

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How to use epithalamium in a sentence

In the hands of the poets the epithalamium was developed into a special literary form, and received considerable cultivation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
At the close of In Memoriam Tennyson has appended a poem, on the nuptials of his sister, which is strictly an epithalamium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
The second alone can decide, whether it will conclude the piece with an epithalamium—or a requiem!'
The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5)|Fanny Burney
Fragments of his other pieces are preserved in Stobaeus; the epithalamium of Achilles and Deidameia is not his.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

The most charming of all his longer poems is the Epithalamium which celebrates the union of Manlius with his bride.
The Roman Poets of the Republic|William Young Sellar

British Dictionary definitions for epithalamium

epithalamium

epithalamion

/ (ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm) /

noun plural -mia (-mɪə)

a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode

Derived forms of epithalamium

epithalamic (ˌɛpɪθəˈlæmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for epithalamium

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

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