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hymeneal

American  
[hahy-muh-nee-uhl] / ˌhaɪ məˈni əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to marriage.

noun

  1. Archaic. marriage song.

hymeneal British  
/ ˌhaɪmɛˈniːəl /

adjective

  1. poetic of or relating to marriage

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noun

  1. a wedding song or poem

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Other Word Forms

  • unhymeneal adjective

Etymology

Origin of hymeneal

1595–1605; < Latin hymenae ( us ) (< Greek hyménaios wedding song, equivalent to Hymen Hymen + -aios pertaining to) + -al 1

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