prothalamion

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌprəʊθəˈleɪmɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō′thə lā′mē on′, -ən)

pro•tha•la•mi•on (prō′thə lā′mē on′, -ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mi•a

(-mē ə).USA pronunciation

Literaturea song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.

1597; pro-² + (epi)thalamion; coined by Edmund Spenser

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prothalamion /ˌprəʊθəˈleɪmɪən/, prothalamium n ( pl -mia /-mɪə/)

a song or poem in celebration of a marriage

Etymology: 16th Century: from Greek pro- before + thalamos marriage; coined by Edmund Spenser, on the model of epithalamion

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