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Epithalamium
Epˊi-tha-la′mi-um
,Noun.
pl.
Epithalamiums
(#)
, L. Epithalamia
(#)
. [L., fr. Gr. [GREEK] , orig. an adj., nuptial;
ἐπί
upon, at + [GREEK] bride chamber.] A nuptial song, or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom.
The kind of poem which was called
epithalamium
. . . sung when the bride was led into her chamber. B. Jonson.